Patients discharged in Hazaribag, Bokaro

TNN | Updated: May 3, 2020, 14:41 IST

HAZARIBAG/BOKARO: Hazaribag became a cornovirus-free district on Saturday as third and last Covid-19 patient made a full recovery and was discharged from hospital on Saturday morning. Dr Sanjay Kumar Sinha, head of medicine department at Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital, said, “We are happy to that all the patients are cured and are back home.”
Hazaribag DC Bhuvnesh Prasad Singh said, “Of the three patients here, two were released a few days back and the third was discharged on Saturday. He will be in home quarantine as per the protocol.” The 27-year-old patient from Kamardiha village in Barkagaon block had tested positive on April 15. Singh said of the 984 samples sent to Rims for tests, 884 were found negative and reports of 36 are awaited.
Meanwhile, one more patient was discharged from Bokaro General Hospital on Friday. Of the 10 patients in the district, six have been cured and one has died. The industrial district now has three active cases. The three patients, officials said, are stable.
Bokaro DC Mukesh Kumar said, “With the relentless efforts of the district administration and the BGH staff, six patients have been cured. We hope the remaining three will recover soon.” Bokaro civil surgeon Dr A K Pathak said of 380 persons have been tested in the district so far.