Published 17:36 IST, April 10th 2020

UK: Daughter dies of heart attack while attending mother's funeral who succumbed to virus

A 32-year-old woman died while attending her mother's funeral, who had died of COVID-19 on March 15. Laura was among the few mourners who were present.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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A 32-year-old woman died while attending her mor's funeral, who h died of coronavirus on March 15. Laura Richards was among few mourners who were present at funeral that was taking place at Julie’s burial in Arstone, Warwickshire, last week. According to reports, Laura collapsed and died as her mor's body was being lowered into pit. Media reports suggest that Laura suffered from a massive heart attack. 

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Laura’s half-sister Sie while talking to media said that her family is devastated by double trdy. Sie said when her mor's body was being lowered into ground her sister started feeling uncomfortable and complained about breathing complications. Sie said that Laura was clutching her chest when her daughter asked her to take a seat and put a coat around her. vicar reportedly tried to help Laura but he couldn't do much as she suffered a heart attack. 

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United Kingdom has recorded 65,077 confirmed cases so far, of which 7,978 people have lost ir lives. According to data by worldometer, re are currently 56,964 active cases in country with over 1,500 patients under critical condition. United Kingdom has successfully treated 135 people as of April 10. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

dely coronavirus infection has claimed more than 95,700 lives across world and has infected over 16,05,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last month before Italy and Spain surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. United States, France, United Kingdom, and Iran have also overtaken China in terms of COVID-19 death toll. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.

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(Im Credit: Laura Richards/Facebook) 

17:45 IST, April 10th 2020