IAS officer Sudhakar Shinde passes away in Pune due to COVID-19 at age 35

Pune:  The coronavirus has taken the lives of many officers.  IAS officer Sudhakar Shinde passed away due to COVID-19 in Pune. The 35 years old was a 2015 batch IAS officer from Tripura cadre.  Shinde took his last breath at Ruby Hall Clinic Hospital Pune where he was admitted for the treatment.

Pune Municipal Corporation chief engineer and coordinator for COVID-19 confirmed that the IAS officer passed away due to the virus infection.

Shinde came to his hometown Parbhani for a short vacation from Tripura where he was infected by the virus. According to an official, the officer is from Marathwada region and came to Maharashtra on leave of 15 days from Tripura.  Shinde was tested Covid positive after his visit from native place.

Shinde’s nephew Vikas Shinde said, “The officer was admitted at Aurangabad hospital and brought to Pune when his health condition worsened, the treatment was going at Ruby Hall Clinic Hospital”. A Ruby Hospital official on anonymity said, “The officer was brought from Aurangabad in a serious condition.  He passed away before we could start any treatment. “

Many veterans in various fields have lost their lives due to the Coronavirus pandemic including a large number of government employees and officials.  The spread of coronavirus is increasing continuously across the state. The number of corona patients in the state had crossed the 15 lakh mark on Friday. The total number of patients in the state has reached 15, 06,018 and at present 2,36,491 active patients are undergoing treatment  at various hospitals with 302 fatalities. The total number of deaths so far is 39,732. A total of 12,134 new patients were found during the day on Friday.