COVID-19: 18-day-old boy admitted in Indore hospital

Indore, May 12 () An 18-day-old boy has beenadmitted in a hospital in Indore with novel coronavirusinfection, a doctor said on Tuesday.

The boy was admitted on Sunday along with his mother,said Dr Swathi Mulye, Head of Department of Paediatrics at SriAurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS).

"Mother and child are undergoing treatment and are ingood condition now. The child's four-year-old brother andmaternal grandparents are also COVID-19 patients," Dr Mulyetold .

Doctor Trupti Katdare of the health department, whowas part of the team that sent the newborn and his mother tothe hospital, said, "Mother's Day was being celebrated allover the world when we admitted this newborn with his motherto the hospital on Sunday. It was an emotional moment for usto get the mother-child in an ambulance and send them to thehospital."

Meanwhile, an official said 49 patients weredischarged from four hospitals in the district on Tuesday,including a one-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man.

The number of people discharged so far in Indorestands at 988, he added.

The rate of patients recovering from COVID-19 in thedistrict was at 49 percent as on Tuesday evening.

Indore is one of the worst-hit districts in thecountry with 2,016 patients, 92 of whom have died of theinfection. HWP ADUBNM BNM