Covid-19:- Just a single active case in Ganderbal as eight more patients discharged

RAJA SYED RATHER 

GANDERBAL 01 MAY (PTK)Ganderbal district in central Kashmir is left with just one case of COVID19 as eight more patients have recovered and were discharged from the hospital.

Eight more patients, who had tested positive for COVID-19, were discharged after treatment from the Distt Hospital on Friday, officials said.

“The patients were all given a warm send-off by district officials and hospital staff with a round of applause. All of them, however, have been asked to remain in home quarantine for another 14 days as a precautionary measure,” they said

Dr yasmeena who is Nodal Officer for Coronavirus at Distt Hospital said that 8 more patients were discharged from the hospital after their recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Chief Medical Officer Ganderbal Dr Mehraj Ahmed said the district has only one active case of COVID19 now.

He urged the people to follow the advisories and maintain social distancing besides that people with any travel history should disclose it with the health officials.

Ganderbal district had reported a total of 14 COVID19 patients out of which five patients have been discharged from hospital already after recovering and testing negative for the infection.(PTK)