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HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old woman healthcare worker in Telangana, who received the Covishield vaccine on January 19 died late on Saturday, the third such death in the state since the vaccine rollout, but authorities said the woman had co-morbidities.
So far, four such deaths have occurred in the twin states, with one reported from Andhra Pradesh and all four had received the vaccine on January 19.
Health authorities said the woman was given the vaccine on the afternoon on January 19 at a primary health centre at Kasipet in Mancherial.
“On January 29, she complained of shortness of breath and giddiness for which she was admitted to a hospital in Mancherial. She was later referred to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad on January 30 by 6 pm and she died a few hours later at 11 pm,” an official statement from the state health department said.