UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 2:41 pm ET
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Dr. Rajendra Kapila (Provided by Rutgers University)
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A highly esteemed Rutgers University professor, who actually founded the department of infectious disease at the university, has died, the university confirmed.
The professor is Dr. Rajendra Kapila, who died at the age of 81, according to reports. ABC 7 and the Hindustan Times, an Indian news outlet, reported that he died of COVID-19.
A Rutgers University spokeswoman confirmed his death, but could not comment on how Dr. Kapila died, saying medical records are private.
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"Both Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital are saddened by the untimely passing of Rajendra Kapila, MD, professor of medicine," said Rutgers.