First coronavirus patient in Nashik recovers, discharged

Nashik, Apr 14 () A 30-year-old man who was thefirst coronavirus patient to be detected in Maharashtra'sNashik distict was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, ahealth official said.

After he tested neagative for virus for the third timein a row on Saturday, he was kept under observation for twodays at the District Civil Hospital, said the official.

He was discharged on Tuesday, the official added.

Collector Suraj Mandhare, civil surgeon Dr SureshJagdale, Zilla Parishad CEO Leena Bansod and others werepresent on this occasion, he said.

The man, resident of Niphad tehsil, visited LasalgaonRural Hospital on March 25 for persistent cough. He wasreferred to the civil hospital here and was diagnosed withcoronavirus on March 29.

Meanwhile, test reports of 15 persons from Malegaonin the district revealed on Tuesday that they had nocoronavirus.

However, two women died at Intensive Care Unit (ICU)of the general hospital, Malegaon in the wee hours on Tuesday,an official said.

One of them was 58-year-old and another 48-year-old.Both were admitted to the hospital on Saturday.

One of them had pneumonia and breathing problemwhereas the other was suffering from diabetes and bloodpressure, and their test reports for coronavirus were awaited,the official said. CORKRK KRK