But by late in the night, we got a call from the hospital that she had passed away,” Nishat said. As such, the body would not be given to the family members but would be buried as per Covid-19 rules,” Nishat said. He acknowledged that there was delay in obtaining test reports from the lab and attributed it to the growing number of cases in Hyderabad. When the family members reached the hospital, they saw that Meherunissa was present in her ward and they lodged a complaint with the police. During the inquiry, it was revealed that another patient by the same name died due to Covid-19 and the hospital staff called up the family members of the other patient who was recovering.

Source: Hindustan Times June 22, 2020 13:14 UTC