Coronavirus Scare: Delhi’s First Positive Case Cured Completely

New Delhi: The capital’s first Coronavirus positive patient, a 45-year-old man from Mayur Vihar area, has recovered fully from the infection. The man was discharged from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi on Saturday, health officials said.

According to officials, the man had returned from Italy on February 22. He had interacted with several people and also held a birthday party for his son at a five-star hotel in the capital before he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalised on March 2.

Public health officials in Delhi informed that they have managed to trace 105 people — 41 from Delhi and 64 from outside the city — who came in contact with the man before he was isolated.

“A total of 19 samples were sent for testing based on risk-stratification and none of the contacts required hospital isolation,” said an official.

The official said the successful recovery of the COVID-19 patient from Delhi should give some hope to people feeling stressed over the novel coronavirus outbreak.

“People need to understand that the virus causes mild illness in 80% patients. Only the elderly and those with underlying illnesses like diabetes and heart disease are at high risk of developing serious complications,” she added.