The 67- year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday is the neighbour of the 50-year-old positive woman with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness who died on Sunday.
The 67-year-old from Kasba village in Bantwal with SARI was admitted to the intensive care unit of Government Wenlock Hospital on April 18. Her throat swabs tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Following the death of the woman on Sunday, the Bantwal market and adjoining areas have been declared as containment zone and residents are being checked.
