Former Himachal CM Shanta Kumar s wife dies of COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 10:09 IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): Wife of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shanta Kumar, passed away on early Tuesday at the age of 83.
Santosh Shailja breathed her last at Tanda Medical College, Kangra district.
According to a Chief Medical Officer Gurdarshan Gupta, Shailja was admitted to Tanda Medical College four days ago where she was tested positive on December 24. Her husband Shanta Kumar, son, daughter-in-law, two granddaughters, PS, Personal Security Officer and driver also tested positive for the virus on December 25.
Ex-Himachal CM s wife dies after testing Covid positive
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Shimla, Dec 29 : Two-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shanta Kumar s wife Shailja died of a heart attack early Tuesday in a hospital. She was earlier diagnosed with coronavirus, doctors said.
She was undergoing treatment along with her husband and family members in Tanda Medical College in Kangra district.
They were admitted on December 27.
Doctors said a day earlier as her condition worsened owing to the virus, that they had tried to shift her to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
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Dharamsala, December 29
Shailja Sharma, wife of former Himachal CM Shanta Kumar, died of Covid in the early hours of Tuesday at Tanda Medical College.
She was 75.
Shanta Kumar and his wife were admitted to the college on December 27 after being tested positive for coronavirus infection.
Sources here said that yesterday the authorities had tried to shift Shailja Sharma to Medenta Hospital in Gurgaon, but it could not be done.
She suffered cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning.
Authorities were now preparing for her cremation as per covid protocols.
PM Narendra Modi had spoken to Shanta Kumar on Sunday to enquire after his and his family s health.
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