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on Oct 1st.
Reports cited across outlets place Darya Shipilova’s death in the early hours of October 2, 2026, not October 1.
Full reasoning
The date here is off. Multiple reports about the Irkutsk case place Darya Shipilova’s death after midnight on October 2, 2026 (or “on the night of 2 October”), not on October 1.
- RFE/RL reports that she “was hospitalized on September 29 and died at a hospital early on October 2.”
- UzDaily, summarizing the Uzbek public-health response, says Russian media reported that “a 28-year-old woman died at Shelekhov District Hospital on the night of 2 October.”
- The Indian Express likewise says she “died on October 2 after developing severe pneumonia,” adding that Reuters placed the death in Shelekhov on that date.
So even taking the underlying media reports at face value, the post’s specific date “Oct 1st” does not match the reporting these outlets describe.
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- Siberian Anti-Plague Institute Staff Isolated After Worker's Death
Darya Shipilova ... was hospitalized on September 29 and died at a hospital early on October 2, according to news reports and sources.
- Uzbekistan tightens controls over reported plague case in Russia - UzDaily.uz
According to Russian media reports, a 28-year-old woman died at Shelekhov District Hospital on the night of 2 October.
- Darya Shipilova: Who was Russian anti-plague lab worker who died? Moscow accused of covering up leak
She died on October 2 after developing severe pneumonia, according to reports.