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Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus Live Updates: Less than 500 new Covid-19 cases in state after seven months

Nagarathna, a ward attendant, becomes the first person to receive Covid-19 vaccine jab at Bangalore medical college, Bengaluru in presence of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (Express photo)
Two days after he was administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, a 43-year-old group D worker at a government hospital in Ballari district in north Karnataka died of a heart attack on Monday evening.
Nagaraju, 43 yrs of Ballari district who is a permanent employee of the Health department passed away due to a massive heart attack today. He was vaccinated January 16 at around 1:00 PM and was normal till today morning (no uneventful events in 24 hours after vaccination). Today morning when he came to duty, he complained of chest pain at around 09:30 am and collapsed. He was treated immediately and referred to Jindal Sanjeevani hospital for higher treatment. He was admitted to Jindal Sanjeevani Hospital at 11:15 am. Highest level of treatment was provided, but he couldnt be saved, the Karnataka health department said in a statement on Monday evening.
None of the other health care workers who took the vaccine from the same vial had any adverse events. The district-level AEFI Committee met and had detailed discussions. The conclusion is that the death was due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to acute antereo septal wall MI, the statement added.
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