As per his physician Dr NS Bisht, Rawat was shifted to Delhi’s AIIMS from Uttarakhand’s Doon Hospital on December 28.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday (January 2) has been discharged from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, according to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Rawat will rest in isolation for a few days at his residence in Delhi, the CMO added.
As per his physician Dr NS Bisht, Rawat was shifted to Delhi’s AIIMS from Uttarakhand’s Doon Hospital on December 28. Bisht had earlier said that the Chief Minister was shifted to AIIMS for further examination and testing after the infection was detected in his chest.
Rawat had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on December 18 following which he went into home isolation. But he was admitted to Doon Hospital in Dehradun on December 27 after he complained of mild fever.
Rawat, who was in home isolation here after testing positive for COVID-19 on December 18, had to be shifted to the Government Doon Medical College in Dehradun on Sunday evening after developing fever and a mild lung infection.
He was taken to AIIMS, Delhi on Monday on the advice of doctors.
According to official data, Dehradun continues to be the worst-affected district in Uttarakhand. The maximum of 157 new Covid-19 positive cases were again recorded in Dehradun, followed by Nainital where 108 new cases were found. Pithoragarh and Haridwar districts reported 38 new cases each, according to the health bulletin.
Besides, Dehradun has so far registered 843 deaths earlier this week, almost 56% of the total deaths reported in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic. Nainital district is the second most-affected district with 204 casualties (so far) due to Covid-19.
Among those found Covid-19 positive on Wednesday was a returnee from the United Kingdom. His sample has been sent to Pune for further examination to check whether it is a new strain of the virus detected in the UK. Till date, seven UK returnees have been tested Covid-19 positive in Uttarakhand.
(with agency inputs)
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