Tag: death
Macedonia 25.11.24 | 22:40

Bishop Timotej dies after brief illness

Bishop Timotej, who headed the Debar-Kicevo bishopry of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, died today after a brief illness. Timotej was hospitalized with heart issues, the church informed. “His departure is a huge loss for the Macedonian Orthodox Church and all the faithful, who will remember him...

Macedonia 07.10.24 | 22:28

Investigation into possible medical malpractice after the death of a 14 month old baby

Inspectors from the state sanitary inspectorate were investigating the Children’s Clinic in Skopje today, after a 14 month baby died there last week. The baby had a severe infection and the parents demanded that it is treated sooner, but allegedly they did not receive the required care. The father...

Macedonia 28.09.24 | 12:53

Pregnant woman died in the Kumanovo hospital

A pregnant woman died yesterday evening in the Kumanovo hospital. She was 31 years old. More details about the tragic event are being announced for later today.

Macedonia 24.03.23 | 14:04

The prosecutor’s office issued an order to determine the causes of the death of six-year-old Jana in the Bitola hospital

The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office of Bitola issued orders and instructions to carry out all necessary checks and that the cause of the death of six-year-old Jana in the Bitola hospital has not yet been determined. Yesterday, a six-year-old girl from the Bitola village of Kravari, died during...

Macedonia 09.12.22 | 22:21

Young woman found dead in Skopje

A 31 year old woman from Skopje’s Micurin district was found dead yesterday evening. The victim, identified by the police as M.M., as found in her apartment. There were no visible signs of violence, but the police is investigating the case.

Sport 08.04.22 | 16:01

Croatian handball player Tot has died, cause of death still uncertain

Croatian handball player Denis Tot, who was taken to the Skopje Emergency Clinic on Wednesday evening, has died. There are conflicting reports that Tot was beaten in a club in Skopje’s main park, or that he just collapsed. Doctors from the KARIL clinic said that he did not have visible signs of...

Culture 13.01.22 | 11:44

Gorjan Tozija dies aged 68

Gorjan Tozija – Medo, former director of the Film Fund of Macedonia, has died yesterday aged 68, from pneumonia. Tozija was adviser to President Branko Crvenkovski and State Secretary at the Culture Ministry, as well as director of the Vardar Film production company. He worked on a number of movies,...

Macedonia 16.09.21 | 13:09

So far, 31 health workers have lost the battle with Covid-19, and seven pregnant women and five who contracted the virus twice have died, according to PHI report

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic until September 12, 6,277 deaths were registered in Macedonia. Of those, 31 health workers lost the battle with Covid-19, seven pregnant women died, and a report by the Institute of Public Health shows that five patients who are said to be infected with the...

Macedonia 03.09.21 | 18:44

Bajram Berat has died aged 64

The family of politician Bajram Berat (64) report that he has died yesterday. Berat was one of the leading Roma politicians in Macedonia, and was President of the PCER party – the first Roma party in Macedonia – from 1997 until 1999. A trained officer and epidemiologist, Berat also worked...

Macedonia 10.05.21 | 16:58

Gynecology Clinic insists it provided high level of care to a 33 year old woman amid claims she’s the victim of a badly botched surgery

The Gynecology Clinic released some additional information in the tragic death of a 33 year old woman. The woman, identified as N.K., was operated for a large uterine tumor in what family members on social media claim was a badly botched surgery during which her small intestine was ruptured. She was...

Macedonia 11.12.20 | 18:05

The young expectant mother who died of Covid-19 had diabetes and thyroid issues

Following the tragic death of a 22 year old pregnant woman from Covid-19 the Gynecology Clinic director Viktorija Jovanovska revealed that the patient had diabetes and thyroid issues. Jovanovska also said that the patient refused two offers to be hospitalized in the clinic, and when she eventually came...

Macedonia 22.09.20 | 14:56

Five new corona deaths reported over the past 24 hours

Five patients aged 50 to 60 died of the coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry informed. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 705. The deceased patients are men from Tetovo, Gostivar, Prilep, Struga and Bitola. The Ministry also registered 88 new cases of the illness,...

Macedonia 22.07.20 | 17:18

Ten corona deaths, increase in the number of active cases

Ten patients died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the Macedonian Healthcare Ministry informed, which brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 442. Five of the deceased are from Skopje, which is hit hardest by the Second Wave of the epidemic. Two are from Kumanovo, and oneach from Tetovo, Gostivar...

Macedonia 18.07.20 | 19:26

Eight patients die, high number of newly admitted patients in the main two corona clinics in Skopje

Eight coronavirus patients have died over the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry informed. Four of them died in the “8th of September” clinic in Skopje, which treats the patients on mechanical ventilation, while three died in the Infectious Diseases Clinic. One death was reported in the...

Macedonia 22.05.20 | 13:34

One patient died of Covid-19, and seven are on mechanical ventilation

One patient from Tetovo, aged 47, has died from Covid – 19 in the past day. The man was just admitted to the “8th of September” hospital in Skopje for treatment, the Healthcare Ministry informed. With this, the death toll of the epidemic in Macedonia is now 112. There were also 23 newly...

Macedonia 11.05.20 | 11:19

Kod: Nine citizens died of Covid-19 without receiving proper hospital treatment

Nine citizens died of the Covid-19 before they could even get tested, reports the Kod investigative reporting outlet. According to their review of the 91 deaths caused by the coronavirus so far, there were a number of cases where citizens required assistance for serious flu like symptoms but could not...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 14:50

Filipce: One woman dies of Covid-19 in Skopje, 25 newly diagnosed patients

A 65 year old woman died in the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje from Covid – 19, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. The patient suffered from diabetes, elevated blood pressure and had a prior respiratory illness, Filipce said. This brings the number of confirmed deaths to ten. With 59...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 12:56

Family of deceased patient says she was treated badly in the Kumanovo hospital

The family of Gordana Dimkovska, the first patient to die from the coronavirus in Macedonia, said that the woman did not receive the necessary help, didn’t even get water when she asked for it, and were told that she died by the cleaning lady. We went to see her at 9 in the morning at the window...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 11:47

Second victim of the coronavirus: 63 year old man from Debar died overnight

A 63 year old man from Debar has died after contracting the coronavirus. The man is the second patient to die of the epidemic in as many days. The Healthcare Ministry informed that the man was hospitalized in the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje since March 17, had no fever but had lung issues and...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 15:51

First coronavirus death recorded in Macedonia

A 57-year-old woman from Kumanovo is the country’s first coronavirus fatality, Venko Filipce said on Sunday. Late on Saturday, after she passed away, the competent authorities determined that the woman had been infected with the coronavirus. She was tested three times and the tests did not show. She...

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