(CNN) 鈥� A woman in Ecuador who was previously in a coffin at her own wake has now actually passed away.
Bella Montoya, 76, died Friday afternoon after spending a week hospitalized in critical care in the coastal city of Babahoyo, according to Gilbert Barber谩n, the woman鈥檚 son.
Montoya was quickly transported to the Martin Icaza General Hospital when she was found alive after banging on her own coffin at the wake in Babahoyo.
鈥淒uring her hospital stay, she received comprehensive medical care and periodic evaluation by hospital specialists. Likewise, the respective medical audit was carried out for this case,鈥� Ecuador鈥檚 Ministry of Public Health said in a statement.
Montoya initially entered the hospital for a stroke and was reported dead once before.
Barber谩n told CNN that he has to register his mother鈥檚 death on the civil registry for a second time.
Montoya鈥檚 daughter, Zeneida Leal, said her mother鈥檚 condition had been worsening.
鈥淭he doctor said that my mom was sick, that she was very delicate, that she was suffering from kidney failure, that she couldn鈥檛 be saved because everything was getting complicated and she went into respiratory arrest,鈥� Leal told CNN.
The Ministry of Public Health has said an investigation is underway into the events leading up to her presumed death.
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