India records first ‘Omicron death’ in Maharashtra, health authorities disagree
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"The death of this patient is due to non-COVID-19 reasons. Coincidently, today`s National Institute of Virology (NIV) report has revealed that he was infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19," said the officials.
New Delhi: A 52-year-old man, who was infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant, died of a heart attack on Tuesday at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation`s Yashwantrao Chavan Hospital in Pune, as per the Public Health Department.
The health department informed that the patient has a travel history to Nigeria and had diabetes for the last 13 years.
"The death of this patient is due to non-COVID-19 reasons. Coincidently, today`s National Institute of Virology (NIV) report has revealed that he was infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19," added the health bulletin by the Public Health Department, Maharashtra.
