Second coronavirus patient rapidly recovering: Sindh health officials

Patient was admitted in Civil Hospital on 29 February

KARACHI: Provincial health officials on Wednesday said a second coronavirus patient in Karachi is recovering and would be discharged soon if his condition improves further.

The resident of the port city's Kharadar neighbourhood was admitted in Civil Hospital on February 29. According to the hospital administration, further tests were conducted on Wednesday and were sent to the lab.



“The patient would be discharged if the test results are negative,” the hospital administration added.

The family members of COVID-19 patient were tested the day he contracted the virus. However, the results were negative.

Earlier, the first coronavirus patient was discharged from the hospital after full recovery.

The patient was in isolation and treatment for the past 10 days and was tested three times.



The young patient, who is believed to have contracted the virus in the Iranian holy city of Qum, was diagnosed on Feb 26 and subsequently shifted to the isolation ward of a private hospital. He had travelled to the Islamic Republic in a group of 28 pilgrims.