Beating the odds, an 85-year-old woman in the State has emerged victorious in her battle against the coronavirus. Probably, she was the State’s oldest Covid-19 patient.
The old woman weighing only 22 kg is a resident of Jajpur district and had been admitted to the SUM Covid Hospital here after getting infected with the virus. Battling for life for 12 days, she finally recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.
Besides, 14 other Covid-19 patients of Jajpur district, including two three-year-old children, were discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. They also included a 60-year-old man, who was diagnosed with diabetes in the hospital itself. In fact, the treatment helped his pre-prandial blood sugar level to steeply reduce from 400 to 100. Jajpur district has so far reported 71 positive cases, including 38 active cases.
The SUM Covid Hospital, set up in collaboration with the State Government and supported by the MCL, has 525 beds, including 25 ICU beds.