One-month-old beats Covid after 10 days on ventilator in Bhubaneshwar

BHUBANESWAR: Gudia was found positive for Covid-19 within two weeks of her birth on March 22. When she was barely one-month-old, she had be put on ventilator support for 10 days. After another 10 days hospitalization later, the infant came out of a private hospital in Bhubaneswar fully recovered on Thursday.

A 25-days-old baby completely recovered from the novel coronavirus after a 10 days struggle on a ventilator. The incident took place in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. She is one of the youngest survivors in the country. Dr Arjit Mohaptra who treated the baby stated that the baby was recovered from the virus after three weeks of struggle and discharged on 12 May.

The doctor stated that the baby named Gudia admitted to the hospital with fever, seizures, respiratory distress and poor feeding. The doctor added that she was tested positive for coronavirus and gave Remdesivir, steroids and antibiotics. She tested negative for the virus after 10 days of treatment.

Youngest COVID survivor

The doctor informed, "A 25-days-old baby named Gudia was referred from Kalahandi district with fever, poor feeding, seizures and severe respiratory distress. The baby was admitted to isolation ICU and put on ventilator as she had features of multiorgan failure."

According to him, the child was admitted to the hospital after her parents and other family members tested positive for COVID-19 infection and were admitted to a private hospital.

Dr Mohapatra stated, "Doctors conducted the RT-PCR test on baby and she was found COVID-19 positive. During the treatment, the doctors gave the baby Remdesivir, steroids and other antibiotics. After three weeks (the first 10 days were on a ventilator) the baby started showing positive signs, and doctors again conducted an RT-PCR test and she tested negative. The baby was discharged on Wednesday in healthy condition."

Odisha is among the worst-affected states in terms of Coronavirus infection. On Friday, May 14, the state registered a total of 12,390 new COVID-19 infections, 8,665 recoveries, and 22 deaths. In Odisha, there are currently 1,04,016 active cases with a death toll of 2,273.

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