Mansa village sees 10 deaths in 25 days

Tribune News Service

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Mansa, May 24

As many as 10 persons, including four women, have reportedly succumbed to Covid in the past 25 days alone in Makha village, one of the smallest in Mansa district.

Village sarpanch Charnjit Singh said three patients died in past two days while rest in the past over three weeks. On a post put on a social media platform, the sarpanch exhorted residents to get themselves tested and vaccinated on priority. “A majority of the patients who died were above the age of 50 and did not have co-morbid conditions,” said the sarpanch.

Meanwhile, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Civil Surgeon, Mansa, said: “There were three deaths due to Covid and the rest were due to some other ailments as per our records. I visited the village to take stock of things today.” On being asked about 10 deaths within a span of 25 days in the small village, the Civil Surgeon said: “It’s just a coincidence and it’s possible that these many people can die in a village.”

Contesting the claims, the sarpanch said, “I personally accompanied some of the patients to the hospitals in Mansa and Bathinda districts for treatment. All these patients died of Covid-like symptoms. It seems the Health Department wants to brush things under the carpet.”

“It’s only after recent deaths that many have shown willingness to get tested. The delayed reporting is leading to deaths,” he said.