21 people die after 150 attended Covid victim’s burial in Rajasthan

TIL Desk/National/Jaipur/ Twenty-one people died in as many days at a village in Rajasthan’s Sikar district allegedly after a COVID-19-infected corpse was buried without following protocol.

However, officials said that only four deaths have occurred due to the virus between April 15 and May 5. According to officials, a COVID-19-infected body was brought to Kheerva village on April 21 and about 150 people attended the last rites and the burial was done without following coronavirus protocol.

The body was taken out of the plastic bag and several people touched it during burial, they said. “Only 3-4 deaths have occurred due to COVID-19 out of 21 deaths. A majority of deaths are from older age group. We have taken sample of 147 members of families where deaths have occurred to check whether it is Covid-19 community transmission,” Lakshmangarh sub-divisional officer Kulraj Meena told.