Srinagar, 08 May, (KNS): At least nineteen Covid-19 positive patients including six pregnant women suspects from various red zones were discharged from JLNM hospital on Friday after their two repeated samples in forty-eight hours tested negative repeatedly.

Nodal Officer of JLNM hospital Dr Bilquies told KNS that the discharged patients were first tested positive on April 21st after which they were kept in quarantine where due medical protocol was followed under the supervision of dedicated doctors and other paramedical staff.

She said that their repeated samples taken on May 4 and 5 tested negative for Covid-19 on May 7.

She added that due to communication clampdown across Kashmir Valley, neither hospital authorities could update higher authorities about their recovery nor they get succeed in providing transport facility for their home return.

“The recovered patients were kept separated from rest of other positive patients till arrangement of transport was done”, Dr Bilquies said.

She added that all these patients were asymptomatic and were discharged from JLNM Hospital Rainawari Srinagar after sixteen days. “Besides this, six (6) pregnant women suspects from various red zones whose deliveries/LSCS were conducted at JLNM and who tested negative afterwards were also discharged today from JLNM Hospital”, Nodal Officer said.

Giving details of Covid-19 patients admitted in JLNM hospital, Dr Bilquies said, “Besides six pregnant women, 19 Covid-19 patients were discharged on Friday from JLNM hospital while total positive cases admitted in the hospital at present are sixty”. (KNS)