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UP Cabinet Minister dies of coronavirus



LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kamala Rani Varun passed away due to coronavirus in Lucknow.

Rani Varun was receiving treatment for COVID19 at a hospital in Lucknow, Indian media reported. She was 62.

She died at 9:30 am at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, NDTV reported.

Rani Varun served as Minister of Technical Education in the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government. She was admitted to hospital on July 18 after she tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

(With inputs from agencies)

Publish Date : 02 August 2020 14:06 PM

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