THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Covid patient committed suicide at the Nedumangad district hospital. The dead has been identified as John (50) of Kulappad in Aryanad. He was undergoing treatment at the Covid First Line Treatment Centre (CFLTC) of the hospital for the past three days.

John, a chronic diabetic, reached the hospital with a leg injury. He turned positive in the test conducted before being admitted in the hospital.

He was first admitted in the general ward but he wanted a room. He was found hanging this morning when the nurses came to examine him in the room. His relatives said John was suffering from severe depression due to diabetes. Nedumangad police have launched an investigation.