Wedding in India reportedly leads to death of groom and over 100 COVID-19 infections
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A wedding in India reportedly sparked a surge of COVID-19 infections and even led to the death of the groom.
The wedding took place in a rural area of Patna, a city in the northeast part of the country, on June 15, according to Indian media reports.
Since then, more than 100 people who attended the wedding have tested positive for COVID-19, with 113 being reported by The Indian Express on July 1. As part of contact tracing efforts, more than 360 people have since been tested in neighboring areas. Reports indicate that the bride did not test positive.
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According to the Hindustan Times, the groom was a software engineer who had returned home in May for the ceremony. The groom started showing symptoms days before the wedding during the Tilak ceremony and had a high fever on the day of the wedding itself.
The groom “wanted the ceremony to be deferred, but relented upon the insistence of family members who made him swallow paracetamol tablets and go through the rituals,” the Hindustan Times reports.
On the wedding day, the groom was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna but died on the way, according to local media reports. The Indian Express said that after the groom’s cremation, someone tipped off local authorities, leading to wedding attendees getting tested.
FOX TV Digital Team2 days ago
What is contact tracing?
The process can be beneficial in mitigating the spread of a virus.
A wedding in India reportedly sparked a surge of COVID-19 infections and even led to the death of the groom.
The wedding took place in a rural area of Patna, a city in the northeast part of the country, on June 15, according to Indian media reports.
Since then, more than 100 people who attended the wedding have tested positive for COVID-19, with 113 being reported by The Indian Express on July 1. As part of contact tracing efforts, more than 360 people have since been tested in neighboring areas. Reports indicate that the bride did not test positive.
RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates
According to the Hindustan Times, the groom was a software engineer who had returned home in May for the ceremony. The groom started showing symptoms days before the wedding during the Tilak ceremony and had a high fever on the day of the wedding itself.
The groom “wanted the ceremony to be deferred, but relented upon the insistence of family members who made him swallow paracetamol tablets and go through the rituals,” the Hindustan Times reports.
On the wedding day, the groom was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna but died on the way, according to local media reports. The Indian Express said that after the groom’s cremation, someone tipped off local authorities, leading to wedding attendees getting tested.
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