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MYSURU/MANDYA: After nine years of marriage, Nanjunde Gowda and Mamata of Doddenahalli village in Mandya were preparing for the birth of their first child this month with great care, guarding against every risk of infection during the pandemic. The baby was born on May 11, but in a tragic twist, has lost both her parents to Covid.
Gowda, 45, died of Covidrelated complications in Bengaluru on April 30. Mamata, 31, too died of the infection, four days after delivering the baby girl.
“Mamata was rushed to Mandya district hospital for treatment and delivery after she tested Covid positive. She delivered on May 11 but succumbed to the disease on Friday,” said Sadashiva, a local resident. “The body was brought to Doddenahalli and the final rites were held in a farm belonging to Gowda’s family.”