A 71-year-old man died at Tata Main Hospital here in the we hours of Monday two days after taking the first dose of the Covishield vaccine at Seraikela-Kharsawan district on March 20.

The deceased, Chandredeo Singh was a retired state government employee. He received his vaccine dose at

the panchayat-level health hub on the morning of March 20.

"My husband fell sick few hours after the vaccination. Since his condition deteriorated, we got him admitted to the Tata Main Hospital the same day (March 20). Early on Monday morning, we were informed that my husband had died," said Sankari Singh, who is mukhiya of Kandra panchayat.

A senior officer in the Seraikela-Kharsawan district administration said an autopsy of Chandradeo's body was conducted by a medical board at MGM Medical Colege and Hosptal late on Monday night.

"Though the autopsy report is yet to come, it has been confirmed that the recipient of the Covishield was not Covid-19 positive. The cause of his death will be known after the autopsy report is available," said the officer.

Neither Seraikela-Kharsawan deputy commissioner Rajkamal nor district civil surgeon Himanshu Bhushan Barwar could be contacted despite repeated attempts. But Rajkamal's counterpart in East Singhbhum district, Suraj Kumar, confirmed that the autopsy had ben done.

"The deceased, Chandradeo Singh, who was 70 plus, had been vaccinated in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on March 20. Two days after the vaccination, he died at Tata Main Hospital. As the matter pertains to Seraikela-Kharsawan district, the local deputy commissioner has all the other details," Kumar said.