School teacher Swati Gupta from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district reportedly died of covid-19 just 7 days ahead of her wedding. The deceased teacher, reportedly contracted the disease while on election duty for the gram panchayat polls held recently in the state.
She was a resident of Mungra Badshahpur in Jaunpur district and was posted in Bulandshahr. Her wedding was scheduled for April 30.
She was undergoing training for the panchayat polls in Bulandshahr and reportedly contracted the infection during the training. It is learnt that Swati Gupta had sent an application to the district election officer requesting to be excused from election duty.
A day before the April 15 polls, her health deteriorated and was taken to a hospital in Meerut for treatment.
Her mother and brother also reached Meerut to look after her. However, her condition worsened and on April 23, and she took her last breath.
