Will Provide Rs. 1 Cr As Token Of Respect To Family Of MCD Teacher Who Dies Of COVID-19: Arvind Kejriwal

Mumbai: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday that the Delhi government will give an amount of Rs. 1 crore to the family of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) school teacher, who died on 4 May, COVID-19.

Baikali Sarkar who was a contract teacher at MCD school died at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where she was admitted since May 2. Her test reports came positive on May 5, after her death.

“Baikali Sarkar, working as a contract teacher with the MCD School, was one of the frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19. She died on May 4 due to this infection. She came in contact with coronavirus during her duty. All salute her and we are proud of the Corona warriors who are risking their lives in the fight against COVI-19. We will provide Rs 1 crore as a token of respect to Baikali’s family,” Kejriwal said. 

“She was living in Rohini, Delhi, and was tasked to help the Delhi government in providing food to the needy people at the hunger relief center. We came to know that she is ill on April 25 and she was admitted to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar hospital in Rohini and later transferred to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on May 2, where she died on May 4. Her test report came positive after her death on 5 May,” he added.

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Earlier on 1 April, the Delhi government announced that a compensation of Rs 1 crore would be given to the families of health workers, civilian security personnel, teachers, policemen, and firefighters who lost their lives while combating COVID-19.

Also Read: ‘Rs 1 Crore For Covid-19 Warriors If They Die’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Meanwhile, with  13 deaths and 406 new positive cases were reported in Delhi in 24 hours till midnight yesterday, taking the total number of cases to 7639 and deaths to 86.

A total of 383 people have been cured/discharged yesterday taking the total number of recovered cases to 2512.

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