IDUKKI: A 50-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19, died of a heart attack in Idukki. The deceased has been identified as Idukki Chakkampara native Thangaraj. Doctors have confirmed that Thangaraj died of heart attack despite and not because of COVID-19.

Thangaraj, who had returned to Idukki from Tamil Nadu on July 8, was brought to the hospital on Monday morning. However, his death occurred by around 11 am. His daughter-in-law had tested positive for COVID-19 two days back.

Meanwhile, doctors said that his death can be classified as a COVID death only after conducting further examinations. It is learnt that Thangaraj had been undergoing treatment for heart disease for the past 1 year.