Cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy loses sister to COVID-19, 2 weeks after mother’s death

Indian cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy lost her elder sister on Wednesday, May 5, due to complications related to COVID-19. Krishnamurthy lost her sister just two weeks after her mother died of COVID-19.

 Veda Krishnamurthy’s sister Vatsala Shivakumar, who was 42-years-old, died at a hospital in Karnataka’s Chikmagalur, a district in Karnataka. She was hospitalised in April after her PT-PCR test returned positive. On Wednesday, Vatsala was shifted to the general ward as her condition was improving but she died a few hours later.

Veda Krishnamurthy took to Twitter on Thursday and said, “It is with great sadness that last night my family had to say goodbye to My Akka, My family, my world has been rocked to its core. Appreciate all the messages and prayers. My thoughts with everyone going through these devastating times, Hold your loved ones tight and stay safe.”

Earlier in April, Veda Krishnamurthy on Twitter and informed everyone that she tested negative for coronavirus infection but has lost her mother due to the complications related to COVID-19. 

She said, “Appreciate all the messages I have received about the loss of my Amma. As you can imagine my family is lost without her. We now pray for my sister. I have tested negative and appreciate it if you can respect our privacy. My thoughts and prayers go out to those going through the same!”

Veda Krishnamurthy, made her cricket debut in 2011 and so far has played 48ODIs and 77 T20Is for India. She played an integral role in the final match of 2017 Women’s World Cup against England.

India recorded 414,188 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 21,491,598. On Thursday, a total of 3,915 people died of COVID-19 in India, taking the nation’s death toll to 234,083.