# Contacts of woman who died in Irkutsk Region diagnosed with Covid, rhinovirus

https://mins.news/en/item/86990

- TASS, 2026-10-05 20:32 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2197855

> Several people who had contact with a woman who died of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Russia’s Irkutsk Region have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and rhinovirus infection, the country’s sanitary watchdog said. Tests confirmed two cases of each infection, with no other infectious pathogens found among the contacts.

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