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Maha Nirvani Akhara, who attended Kumbh Mela dies of COVID-19 in Dehradun

Over the last five days, a total of 2167 people were found positive for coronavirus in Haridwar - the place where the month-long Kumbh Mela is going on.

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A Sadhu bathes in the Ganges river during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar. Pic/AFP

A Sadhu bathes in the Ganges river during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar. Pic/AFP

Maha Nirvani Akhara head Kapil Dev, who was undergoing treatment after testing positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Wednesday.

According to the Director of Dehradun Kailash Hospital, Kapil Dev, had come to attend the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar from Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh and died in the hospital on Wednesday.

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