was presented and discussed this weekend at the European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) as part of Belgian research.The woman went to the hospital after a series of falls and also tested positive for COVID-19, according to the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
When she was admitted to the hospital, she was in good health and did not show signs of respiratory distress. However, her health began to decline rapidly and she died five days later.
After her death, researchers discovered she had been infected by two different strains of the virus - the UK strain and the South African strain.