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The nurse had remained in a prolonged coma, which severely weakened her immunity, and later developed a lung infection.
The Nipah virus outbreak in India has recently resurfaced, with two confirmed cases in West Bengal.
A nurse who had recovered from a Nipah virus infection died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Barasat, West Bengal, on Thursday, a state health department official said.
“She died of cardiac arrest this afternoon. Though she had recovered from Nipah infection, she was suffering from multiple complications,” the official said.
She had been taken off ventilator support at the end of January.
The nurse had remained in a prolonged coma, which severely weakened her immunity, and later developed a lung infection.
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She was among the two people who had tested positive for Nipah infection last month. The other, a male nurse, has since recovered.
West Bengal had reported two confirmed cases of Nipah Virus disease since December last year, according to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The clarification was issued by the central government.
After the two cases were confirmed, the Government of India and the West Bengal government began public health measures as per established protocols. A total of 196 people linked to the confirmed cases were identified, traced, monitored and tested. All of them were found to be asymptomatic and tested negative for the Nipah virus.
West Bengal, India, India
February 12, 2026, 18:06 IST
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