Bengaluru: Nine-month-old tests positive for Covid-19
Nine-month-old tests positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru
A nine-month-old baby boy has tested positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru, according to health department officials.
Harsh Gupta, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, said the baby tested positive via a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on May 22.
“The patient is stable and currently admitted to Vani Vilas Hospital in Kalasipalya, Bengaluru,” he said, news agency PTI reported.
According to health department sources, the baby is from Hoskote in Bengaluru Rural district and was initially admitted to a private hospital.
On May 21, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao confirmed that the state had reported 16 active Covid-19 cases.
Nine-month-old tests positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru
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