Highest single-day recoveries in Chandigarh, 11 discharged
8 men, 2 women from Bapu Dham, and a man from Sector 30 cured; no new case for 3 days
CHANDIGARH: Eleven persons suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) were cured and discharged from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Saturday, the largest single-day surge of recovered patients in Chandigarh.
In more good news, no new Covid-19 case was reported for the third consecutive day in the city where the total case count remains 191, of which 51 have been cured, leaving 137 active cases.
Of the 11 patients discharged on Saturday, 10 — eight males, aged between 17-50 years, and two females, aged 21 and 27 — were from Bapu Dham Colony, and one — a 41-year-old man — is from Sector 30.
“PGIMER is striving hard to bring more cheer and hope by consistently sharing the success stories of those getting cured after battling hard at the Covid hospital on campus,” a press statement said.
‘MILESTONE FOR FRONTLINE WARRIORS’
PGIMER director Dr Jagat Ram
said, “Most of these people have made incredible recoveries. But it also marks a milestone for our frontline warriors, a reiteration of faith that their incessant efforts can help their patients win the battle of Covid-19. With this increased pace of recoveries, we hope to continue to send off other patients to their homes soon.”
Dr GD Puri, head, department of anaesthesia and intensive care, said, “Treating Covid patients along with comorbid conditions — resulting in compromised immunity owing to other ailments— is a huge challenge. But it is the team work that has resulted in such good outcome.”
Though discharged, the cured persons will be home quarantined for 14 days as per the standard protocol.
NO NEW CASE FOR A WEEK IN MOHALI
Meanwhile, no new case of Covid-19 has been reported from Mohali since May 8.
Confirming this, Mohali deputy commissioner (DC) Girish Dayalan said, “The total number of recovered people has risen to 95 (out of 105), with 35 patients getting discharged from the Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur on late Friday evening.”
He said the efforts of the administration had started showing results.
The DC added that the quarantine period of 3,328 people was over, while 1,253 were still under quarantine. The number of active cases remains seven, while the district has reported three deaths so far.
3 CURED IN PANCHKULA
A day after two persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Panchkula, no new case was reported on Saturday. The number of active positive cases came down to three as three more patients were discharged. The total number of positive cases now stands at 25, of which 22 have been discharged.
Those discharged on Saturday included a 27-year-old woman, who worked as a cook at the Sector 5 police station, a 59-yearold retired army man from Raipur Rani, and a man from Majri, who also has comorbidities.