Tripura patient jumps to death

AGARTALA: A 31-year-old Covid patient died by jumping off the third floor of Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC) hospital building in Tripura on Saturday night, police said on Saturday.
According to reports, the victim, a resident of Muhuripur village in South Tripura district, was admitted to the super-speciality hospital here on July 30 after he allegedly consuming poison.He had tested positive for Covid-19 before being admitted to hospital, sources said.
“Preliminary probe suggests that the man was suffering from depression and that he had twice attempted suicide earlier,” said a police officer.