THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: first days following having a 21-year-old BTech student was dead because of Covid-19, his situation is missing from the official record being published from the health division.
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University issued a media notice May 17, a primary time for the official body, announcing that the passing of Sooraj Krishna.
The media release said he’d perished of Covid-19.
Krishna has been a third year BTech computer science student at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam.
Vice-chancellor Dr Rajasree M S had condoled the passing of Krishna.
The official death record for Thiruvananthapuram district reveals just 3 deaths in the age group 15-30 between May 17 and May 27 — a 26-year-old female who died on May 24, a 26-year-old man who died on May 21 and also a 15-year-old female who died on May 19.
Krishna expired at the Medical College Hospital (MCH) on May 16.
Official list reveals approximately 12 Covid-19 deaths from the district on May 16 plus it does not reveal death of any individual aged below 30.
Krishna’s mom Manjusha told TOI they had been informed in the MCH which Krishna had tested positive for Covid-19 which he had pneumonia.
“He had been changed from casualty into Covid ICU in the MCH.
He died on May 16 day,” explained Manjusha.
Manjusha said that the body was not handed on to this household.
“His mortal remains were taken into Santhikavadam according to Covid-19 routine,” she explained.
Based on her, Krishna had symptoms such as fever and cold on May 14 and if he first tested negative in rapid antigen test in a hospital, then they had been shipped home.
She stated that she had been oblivious of this confirmatory test that’s done in the event of symptomatic cases analyzing negative in preliminary evaluation.
Health department revised the instructions Covid-19 testing superseding all prior testing instructions from February 2021.
It stated that rapid antigen test will be conducted for many flu like illnesses (ILI) and in the event the antigen test result is negative, RT-PCR will probably be done on exactly the identical day (as soon as possible during the intervening interval ).
It isn’t understood why he had been sent home without heading to get a confirmatory test.
“Once we arrived home, his illness worsened.
We chose him to Vilappil gym from where he was promptly called the MCH,” explained Manjusha, a resident of Vilappill, Vattiyoorkavu.
Krishna’s dad is Suresh Kumar K, an motorist.
His sister Arya Krishna finished her Plus Two also is expecting results.
Krishna was also attending his online courses out of his residence.
TOI had previously completed two reports revealing mismatch in many deaths in crematoriums at the district along with the official record.
Besides there was tremendous variation in real deaths cited in a press notice issued from the health care school postsecondary teachers institution for one day and the official number of deaths supported with the division of health.