A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for the coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a hospital in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh early September 23, police said.

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The woman was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital after she tested positive for the virus on September 18, the Superintendent of Police told PTI. She hanged herself to death from an iron grille outside the COVID care ward at 12.10 am, he said. The SP said a report from the hospital has been sought and inquest proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC have been initiated. Her postmortem report is awaited. He said he has discussed the incident with the Shimla Deputy Commissioner and sought a magisterial inquiry.