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Maha: Only confirmed coronavirus patient in Hingoli recovers

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Press Trust of India Aurangabad

A 49-year-old man who was

the only coronavirus patient detected so far in Hingoli district of Maharashtra was discharged from hospital on Friday, a health official said.

The man, who had traveled to Delhi, was admitted to civil hospital in Hingoli on April 2.

His latest swab tests came out negative twice, indicating that he had recovered from virus infection, so he was discharged on Friday evening, said District Surveillance Officer Dr Ganesh Jogdand.

"At present there are no active COVID-19 patients here but swab reports of 16 suspected patients are awaited," he said.

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First Published: Apr 17 2020 | 6:02 PM IST

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