HYDERABAD: The state government on Monday issued orders to constitute a district-level Covid-19 death ascertaining committee (CDAC), which will ensure mention of ‘death due to Covid’ on the death certificates of patients who passed away due to coronavirus.
Till Monday, the state had officially recorded 3,967 deaths due to Covid-19.
The formation of the committee is crucial in light of the Centre’s announcement of Covid death ex-gratia of Rs50,000, as families of hundreds of patients who died while undergoing Covid-19 treatment were handed death certificates citing other reasons for death.
The district level committee will be responsible for issuing of ‘official document for Covid-19 death’ as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Council of Medical Research.
Previously, only in case of a Covid-19 patient not having any previous ailment or comorbidity, were deaths counted as caused by Covid-19.
This left many with grievances as they could not avail the ex-gratia extended by the Centre.
“The committee shall examine grievances... and propose necessary remedial measures, including issuance of amended official document for Covid-19 death after verifying facts...” read an order by secretary health, SAM Rizvi, on Monday.
The application has to be disposed off within 30 days of submission.
