Madhya Pradesh: COVID-19 patient commits suicide in Jabalpur hospital

A 64-year-old COVID-19 patient allegedly committed suicide on Friday by jumping off the second floor of a hospital in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, police said.

He was undergoing treatment for the infection in the super-specialty wing of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital, Garha police station Inspector Rakesh Tiwari said.

"He was admitted five days ago. He jumped out of a window without grills and died instantly," Tiwari said.

District Collector K Sharma said a team of senior officials and a psychiatrist would investigate the incident.

He said the MP Public Works Department was in the process of installing grills on windows at the facility.