Faridabad COVID-19 cases live

There are two positive cases in Faridabad so far. The first one, a woman, who returned from Spain earlier, had been admitted in a private hospital here on March 11, has almost recovered, doctors attending her said. While she had all the symptoms of Covid-19 at the time of admittance, the patient is reported to be symptom-free at present, though she is still in the hospital.

The second person found positive on March 24 is a doctor working in the same hospital. He has been admitted in a private nursing home owned by his family in Sector 37 here after his sample report found him positive yesterday. While the Health Department has quarantined all 38 persons, including his wife, who came into his contact recently, the source from where he got the virus is unknown so far. He told department officials that he never came into contact with the woman who was found positive on March 20. “He is fine and recovering well and none of the family members have been found positive,” said Dr Ram Bhagat, Deputy Civil Surgeon and in charge, corona cell, here. The medication regime of both patients is almost the same though the kind of tests being done may vary a little.

633 people have been in quarantine so far. Among them 548 were returned from abroad. Health department have taken samples from 60 people; 24 reports came negative while 35 reports are awaited. 55 people have completed their quarantine period but health department is keeping a close watch.

In Palwal, the condition of the 68-year-old person who was found to be the first positive case of Palwal district on March 23 is also reported to be stable, according to Health Department officials. While he was shifted to Medical College at Nalhar in Nuh district on the same day due to better medical facilities, the doctors attending him said that the symptoms shown at the time of admittance had started dissipating. His wife and two other persons who came into his contact have been found negative.

(Courtsey: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/faridabad-palwal-patients-recovering-61046
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