Radiologist Padmavati Dua, wife of journalist Vinod Dua, and mother of Mallika Dua died of COVID-19 complications. She was 61. Padmavati, known popularly as Chinna Dua, and her husband had both been admitted to Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital on May 14.Mallika took to her Instagram stories to share the news and wrote, "She left us last night. My whole heart. My whole life. The only god I know. My Amma I'm sorry I couldn't save you. You fought so hard my mama. My precious. My heart. You're my whole life. "She added, "It's not about my loss and grief. It's about a life cut short. I always knew I didn't deserve her. But she deserved to live. I don't know if I will ever be able to pray again."
Actor-politician Bina Kak offered her condolences on the death of Chinna Dua, wife of senior journalist Vinod Dua. She shared a picture of her and wrote, "you suffered a lot dear Chinna ..Now RIP Much love" On May 15, Chinna Dua informed her fans that she has tested Covid positive. She wrote, "Hi all. Day before on 13th May, I started having difficulty in breathing. My doc by listening to my voice said that i was going into cytokine storm & need monitoring. We were admitted to St Stephen's hospital on 13.5.21 but my condition progressed, requiring ICU but bed wasn't available there. Last night we got admitted to Medanta. Vinod is in the room on 5 Litre intermittent oxygen. I am on 15 Litre & breathless. It will take some time to recover. Need all good wishes, blessings & prayers of all. God bless you all always. Stay safe, stay home, stay healthy." Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai also tweeted about her death. "The fiesty, gregarious, Dr Padmavati ‘Chinna’ Dua, wife of veteran journalist Vinod Dua passed away of Covid 19 after battling it for weeks. Prayers with the family.. words are just not enough in these heart breaking times," he wrote.