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Maryanne Adumba, a nurse at Ranchuonyo Sub-county Hospital in Homa Bay County was wheeled to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) isolation treatment centre with one wish – a safe delivery. However, what looked like a Covid-19 success story turned tragic on Sunday evening as Maryanne, 32, breathed her last. For two days, she had complained of sharp pain on her right side of the chest. One-hour frantic efforts by medics ended at 4.01pm on Sunday, a day before the patient could be discharged from hospital or relocated to the general ward after she tested negative for coronavirus.
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