A 24 years old youth first COVID-19 positive patient of the district who was undergoing treatment at Rajendra Medical college and hospital (RIMS), Ranchi was discharged after he tested negative twice, on Wednesday.
With this a total of three Covid 19 patients have been discharged from the hospitals so far. Two patients had been discharged from Covid-19 hospital, Meral on May 08. Both the COVID-19 patient the 12 year old girl and 10 year old boy are cousins of the first Kovid-19 patient of the district. Both were tested positive on April 29. First Covid-19 patient youth tested positive on April 22 and referred and shifted to RIMS, Ranchi.
“The patient had been under treatment for the past 20 days. The youth who had under gone an operation to remove kidney stones at Lake View hospital, Ranchi came in the contact of any Kovid-19 patient. After Kovid-19 symptoms his throat and nxal swab of the youth sent to the RIMS, Ranchi, said civil surgeon Dr. N K Rajak.
The second sample of rest 20 patients who are undergoing treatment at Covid-19 Hospital, Meral has been taken yesterday and it is being sent to RIMS for examination today, Rajak added.