“Beloved fellow countrymen, the sad news came: in Voronezh, the first death occurred, probably due to the coronavirus. This is a woman, she was 65 years old, ”he wrote on the VKontakte social network.

Gusev said that doctors in the region used the most relevant treatment methods, as well as consulted with specialists from the federal center for the fight against coronavirus.

“The woman had serious chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system, diabetes mellitus, which, of course, complicated the course of treatment. Her preliminary analysis (for coronavirus. - RT ) was positive, ”the governor said in a statement.

Earlier it was reported that in the Kursk region recorded the first death of a patient with confirmed coronavirus infection.