Cop dies of COVID-19 in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: An assistant sub-inspector succumbed to coronavirus while undergoing treatment here in Hyderabad.

According to the sources Prem Kumar ASI working with Banjara Hills police station was suffering from breathlessness initially tested negative for the virus when he underwent COVID-19 tests at Naturecure hospital in Ameerpet.

Later, the cop was subjected to undergo CT-Scan at Neelima hospitals where the doctors confirmed infection in lungs. The doctors suspected it as a coronavirus infection and asked him to get admitted in COVID-19 hospitals.

Prem Kumar went to Naturecure hospitals but was denied admission as he tested negative in the tests. He was also denied admission into King Koti hospital due to lack of oxygen. Later he succumbed with the dreaded virus.