67-yr-old with comorbidities defeats virus

Mohali, May 16

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A 67-year-old man has won the battle against Covid despite his comorbidities. He was discharged from Ivy Hospital today.

The man, a resident of Phase 10, was admitted to the hospital on April 30 for the treatment of urine infection and kidney problems. He was treated by a team of doctors, including Dr Raka Kaushal, Dr Sachin Verma and Dr Kulwant Singh. “We got suspicious after seeing the patient’s condition and tested him for Covid and the report turned out to be positive. Now, he has defeated the virus successfully and his kidneys are also recovering, said Dr Raka.

Rupinder Kaur, head of the facility, said the hospital had set up separate negative pressure isolation wards for Covid-19 patients. We had developed a protocol from the arrival of the patients till discharge so that no damage could be done on the either side.

Week on, no new case

No new case of Covid has been reported in the district in the past one week. Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said, “The district is on a recovery spree. As many as 35 patients were discharged from Gian Sagar Hospital near Banur late on Friday.” Now, there are seven active cases in Mohali. —TNS