MALAPPURAM: A youth who was under observation after returning to his hometown from Dubai died on Thursday. The dead has been identified as Malappuram Chokkodu native Irshad Ali (29). He was under observation at a house in Kalikkavu.

He contracted Covid when he was in Dubai and returned only after getting cured. But he was found dead at the house where he was quarantined.

The initial inference is that cardiac arrest was the reason for death. The body has been shifted to Manjeri Medical College.

The exact reason for the death can be ascertained only if Covid test result is available. The health authorities say the test result will come out shortly.