Virbhadra beats Covid again, shifted to special ward
Tribune News Service
Shimla, June 21
Veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh has beaten coronavirus twice in two months. The 86-year-old, who will turn 87 two days later on June on June 23, was today shifted from a Covid ward to a special ward at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital.
“He’s assumed negative, so he has been shifted to the special ward,” said IGMC Medical Superintendant Dr Janak Raj. As per the guidelines, a Covid patient could be discharged without a negative test 10 days after the onset of symptoms and no fever for the last three days.
Singh was moved to a Covid ward on June 11 after he had tested positive second time in two months. He had tested positive the first time on April 12 following which he was moved to Max Hospital, Mohali.
For an 86-year-old, who has comorbidities related to kidney and heart and diabetes, beating Covid twice in two months is quite significant. “The recovery is indeed remarkable, and this could be attributed to vaccination. The vaccine has apparently helped,” said Dr Janak Raj.
Singh had received the first dose of the vaccine on March 3.
The Medical Superintendent said that the other co-morbidities of the veteran leader were also under control. However, he added that it would be a while before the hospital could think of discharging the Congress leader. Clearly, the former Chief Minister would ring in his 87th birthday at the hospital.
Positivity rate dips to 1.3%
- The positivity rate declined to 1.3 per cent last week in the state. The number of active cases, too, is also falling constantly.
- As many as 2,00,603 persons have been found Covid positive till June 21 in the state. Last week, 1,860 positive cases with a positivity rate of 1.3 per cent were recorded in the state, says a government spokesperson. TNS
