Four women, who are Vellore residents and another fromnearby Tirupattur were discharged after they tested negativefor the contagion in confirmatory tests done at the hospital.
They were treated at the Adukkamparai government medicalcollege hospital.
Lauding them on their recovery, Vellore DistrictCollector A Shanmuga Sundaram handed them baskets of fruitsand sent them home by ambulance.
The discharged people have been asked to confinethemselves to their homes for at least 14 days and followpersonal hygiene, officials said. VGNROH ROH