New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- A 25-year-old nurse who had recovered from a Nipah virus infection died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at a private hospital in Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, a senior state health department official said. The nurse, a resident of Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district, had remained in a prolonged coma for several weeks.

The 25-year-old had first developed symptoms in early January after returning home on December 31 for the New Year holidays. Initially admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, she was later shifted to the private facility in Barasat as her condition worsened.

Her illness followed days after a male colleague exhibited similar symptoms. Following tests on January 11 it was c...