This story is from April 9, 2020

Kerala: 62-year-old has longest spell of hospitalisation

The 62-year-old Covid-19 patient who is undergoing treatment in General Hospital, Pathanamthitta, is the patient now undergoing the longest spell of hospitalisation in the state.
Kerala: 62-year-old has longest spell of hospitalisation
A woman from Nagaland along with her kid arrives to collect food packets being distributed in Pathanamthitta on Wednesday.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 62-year-old Covid-19 patient who is undergoing treatment in General Hospital, Pathanamthitta, is the patient now undergoing the longest spell of hospitalisation in the state.
She was tested positive on March 10 and completed 28 days in hospital on Wednesday. Till date, she has not become negative in successive tests.
The woman was one among the nine people who became positive in the first cluster of cases reported from Ranni in Pathanamthitta.
“All the eight people have become negative and have been discharged. She is the only one who is yet to test negative,’’ said P B Nooh, district collector, Pathanamthitta.
She was one among the direct contacts of the three-member family who had come from Italy to Ranni. “Even though once she was tested negative, in the next test she again became positive. Hence, we are waiting for her to become negative in two successive tests,’’ said the district collector.
Till March 10, as many as 17 positive cases were reported in the state, of which all the 16 have been discharged now. Similarly, all the positive cases reported till March 15 have also been discharged in the state. “It is not a matter of concern since she is not having any major health issues. The doctors have been constantly monitoring her and she is stable. The doctors have said in certain cases a few people will have longer infected period. There is nothing to worry,’’ Nooh said.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday one more positive case was reported in Pathanamthitta. He had come from Dubai on March 21 and is admitted to the isolation ward of the general hospital. Four primary contacts have been identified of this positive person.
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