Odisha: Additional SP dies of COVID-19

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Oct 7, 2020 at 8:17 AM Updated On : Oct 7, 2020 at 8:33 AM

Bhubaneswar: Ashok Kumar Patnaik, Additional SP, Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj district succumbed to COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Odisha capital yesterday.

According to reports, the police official underwent COVID-19 test on September 13 in Bhubaneswar as he developed the symptoms. He tested positive for the virus and was admitted to a COVID Hospital in Baripada.

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As his condition deteriorated, he was later shifted to the KIMS COVID Hospital here. During treatment, the cop was diagnosed with kidney-related ailments.

He breathed his last at the hospital last evening. Officers of the Mayurbhanj District Police expressed grief over the demise of Patnaik.