Wayanad (Kerala) [India], May 24 (ANI): A 53-year-old woman from Kalpetta in Kerala's Wayanad who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College died on Sunday.

She was suffering from cancer and had returned from abroad on May 20.

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"The woman came from Dubai on May 20 and was directly shifted from Kochi International Airport to a private hospital in Calicut. She had complaints of breathing difficulty and was diagnosed with type-1 respiratory failure," Kozhikode Medical College said in a statement.

The woman was later diagnosed with COVID-19.

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On May 24, she started developing hypotension despite inotropes and succumbed to the illness, according to the statement. (ANI)

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