Puducherry's first Covid-19 patient recovers, to be discharged soon

A 68-year-old woman, Puducherry's first coronavirus patient, has recovered as her follow-up test of blood samples returned negative. Director of Health and Family Welfare said that the lady will be discharged in a day or two.

Puducherry: Puducherry's first coronavirus patient, a 68-year old woman in Mahe has tested negative, official sources said on Saturday.

The patient had recovered and the follow-up test of blood samples returned negative, said an official source in Mahe, an enclave of the union territory of Puducherry in Kerala.

Her daughter-in-law, who was quarantined in the government hospital as a precautionary measure, also tested negative for coronavirus, the source added.

Director of Health and Family Welfare Mohan Kumar told the media that both the women would be discharged in a day or two.

The 68-year old woman had returned to Mahe earlier this month from Saudi Arabia after participating in a religious festival there.

She was treated at a government hospital in Mahe after she showed symptoms of the COVID 19 and tested positive.

(PTI Report)