COVID-19: Two women recover in C'garh; 3 active cases remain

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Raipur, Apr 28 () Two more COVID-19 patients weredischarged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) in Chhattisgarh's Raipur city on Tuesday afterrecovering from the infection, an official said.

At least 34 persons have been discharged from thehospital, which now only has three active cases left, a publicrelations officer from AIIMS said.

"The hospital has discharged two women from Katghoratown in Korba district, after they tested negative for theinfection in two consecutive tests," he said.

As of now, three patients, including a male nursingofficer of AIIMS, were recuperating in the hospital'sisolation ward, he added.

Katghora, located around 200 km from Raipur, hasemerged as the COVID-19 hotspot in the state, with 27confirmed cases reported there till April 16.

Chhattisgarh COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 37; New cases 0; Deaths 0; Discharged 34; Active cases3; People tested so far 14,987. TKPARUARU ARU