J&K: Another COVID-19 patient tests negative at CD hospital

at 12:23 pm

(Updating earlier copy)

Mubashir Bukhari

Srinagar (NVI): Another ray of hope has rekindled among the people of Kashmir after one more COVID-19 patient has been tested negative at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar today.

According to the hospital administration, the first COVID-19 positive patient of CD hospital has recovered and has been tested negative after 15 days.

“He was in hospital quarantine from past 15 days and today his test was found negative,” they said.

The development took place right after Kashmir’s first positive patient was discharged from Sher-e-Kashmir institute of medical sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar after testing negative.

The 67-year-old Saudi returned lady from Khanyar area of Srinagar was tested positive for COVID-19 on March 18 and was admitted at SKIMS, Soura, where she was quarantined and put under observation.

But after completing mandatory quarantine period of 14 days at SKIMS hospital and testing negative twice she has been discharged and has been allowed to go home.

Till now Jammu and Kashmir has reported 62 positive cases with two deaths and two recovered cases.

Meanwhile, 324 persons who were quarantined in different hotels and other Government Buildings were allowed to go home, while 281 people will be sent back to their homes tomorrow.

On Wednesday, 221 persons completed their quarantine period and were allowed to go home.

A day before, 78 people completed a 14-day quarantine period and were sent home.