C'garh: One COVID-19 patient recovers; 10 in stable condition

Raipur, Apr 21 () A COVID-19 patient was dischargedfrom the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday after recovering from theinfection, a health official said.

At least 26 people have recovered from the infectionin the state, which now only has 10 active coronavirus cases.

"A 33-year-old man from Katghora town in Korbadistrict was discharged after his results came out negative intwo consecutive tests," a public relations officer of theAIIMS here told .

At present, 10 persons were undergoing treatment inthe hospital's isolation ward and were in stable condition, headded.

Katghora, located around 200 km from the state capitalRaipur, has emerged as the COVID-19 hotspot in the state, with27 confirmed cases reported so far there.

"Of the 8,272 samples sent for screening in the state,36 tested positive, while 7,555 came out negative and reportsof 681 persons are awaited," a health official said.

At least 26 people had recovered from the deadlyinfection in the state, he added.

As many as 43,460 people, most of them with historyof foreign travel or visit to other affected states, were homequarantined as a precautionary measure to prevent the spreadof coronavirus, he said. TKPARU ARU