COVID-19 patient successfully delivers baby in Hyderabad

In the first such instance in Telangana, a COVID-19 positive woman, successfully delivered a healthy baby at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital. State Health Minister E Rajender said the baby would be tested for Coronavirus on Saturday.

Hyderabad (Telangana): A COVID-19 positive woman delivered a baby at a hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender informed on Friday.

This is the first case in Telangana in which a woman, who has tested positive for coronavirus, has delivered a child.

The new born baby's COVID-19 test will be conducted today

The minister told reporters that the doctors at Gandhi Hospital performed the delivery through a cesarean section. Stating that both the woman and baby boy were healthy, the minister termed this as a major achievement by the doctors. He said the newborn would be tested for COVID-19 on Saturday.

Rajender also announced that a 75-year-old man who had tested positive for Covid-19 and was in critical condition had recovered and was discharged from Gandhi Hospital on Friday. Similarly another Covid-19 positive patient who was on dialysis has also recovered and was discharged.

Doctors at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.

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The two were among 34 patients discharged from the hospital on Friday. With this the number of people discharged so far rose to 727.

"Now only 376 patients are undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital," the minister said. He said 10 new cases were reported on Friday, taking the state's tally to 1,132. No deaths were reported and the death toll remained unchanged at 29.

(With inputs from IANS)