Kalimpong's Covid-19 Death toll mounts to 12

State Health department’s daily bulletin states that within the last 24 hours Kalimpong district with 15 new cases has 1261 confirmed cases of which 1071 have recovered, 11 died and 179 are active cases.  

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 16.10.2020: Mita Das of Kalimpong died on 16th October in Dr. Chhang’s Covid Hospital and her death is recorded as 12^th death of the district though Health departments's daily bulletin states it to be eleventh death.

The first Covid death was of Sunita Devi (44yr) of Kalimpong Town. She was admitted on 26th March at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital and on 28th she tested positive to Covid 19 but died on 30th March. Her death was the first death of North Bengal too that panicked the entire area. 

The second death was of Umamati Devi (55 yr) of Sombaray Bazar Gorubathan who died on 13 July.  Narmaya Biswakarma (73 yr) of Teesta, the third patient to die of Covid-19 died on 19 August. Her test result of positive declaration came only after her death and cremation. 

The fourth death was of Joseph Dahal (53 yr) of 6th Mile who died on 21 August while the fifth patient, Ghanashyam Basur (64 yr) of Harijan Road died on 23 August. 

The sixth victim Anugrah Lepcha, 50 yr of Thakurbari who was admitted at District hospital Kalimpong and was referred to Siliguri but died on the way to hospital on 11 September 2020. She had tested Covid positive and had heart related ailment. 

Rabin Rai, 70 yr of Bagdhara, admitted on 19 September in Desun Covid Hospital  died on 21 Sept. His death was seventh of the district. 

Jay Prakash Gupta, 44 yr of Ongden Road and Punya Prasad Rai, 51 yr of 10th Mile Kalimpong died in NBMCH on 22 Sep at Dr. Chhang’s Covid Hospital and they were the 8th and 9th victims.

Bina Tamang, 69 yr old of Dhajay Bhalukhop died on 24.09.20 in Tribeni Covid Hospital (brought dead). Her death was 10th of the district.

The 11th death was of Ashok Khati, 55 yr old of Murgihatta Ward no 11. He died on 8th October at Dr. Chhang’s Covid Hospital.  

All patients had comorbidities before their death.

State Health department’s daily bulletin states that within the last 24 hours Kalimpong district with 15 new cases has 1261 confirmed cases of which 1071 have recovered, 11 died and 179 are active cases.