Published 14:18 IST, April 19th 2020
Ahmedabad's first Coronavirus patient gets discharged after testing negative twice
Amid the rising cases of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in the country, the first COVID-19 patient in Gujarat's Ahmedabad was discharged on Saturday.
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Amid rising cases of deadly coronavirus pandemic in country, first COVID-19 patient in Gujarat's Ahmedabad was discharged on Saturday. Niomi Shah was hospitalised on March 17 and has w completely recovered.
Speaking to media shah said, "I was hospitalised on March 17 and w finally getting discharged after testing negative twice. It has been a long journey".
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Coronavirus outbreak
Five more coronavirus patients, including three women, died in Gujarat, taking toll in state to 58, a health official said on Sunday. Out of five deaths, four were reported from Ahmedabad, and one from Surat, state principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.
Four out of se five victims suffered from co-morbid conditions like diabetes, kidney failure, and hypertension, she said. deceased from Ahmedabad included a 43-year-old woman who was also suffering from diabetes and a 78-year-old man who had a kidney ailment. Besides, a 57-year-old man from suffering from hypertension and a 66-year-old woman having co-morbid condition also died of coronavirus in Ahmedabad. In Surat, a 56-year-old woman, who also had hypertension, succumbed to COVID-19, official said.
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14:18 IST, April 19th 2020