Youngest Covid Survivor Discharged from Hospital in Hyderabad, Tested Positive 7 days after Birth

Hyderabad: A seven days baby, who had tested Covid-19 positive, has returned home after recovering at a private hospital KIMS Cuddles on Sunday.

The baby was born pre-term on April 17, due to severe COVID-19 in the mother needing mechanical ventilatory support.

On the eighth day after birth, the baby’s oxygen levels were falling and the baby was facing increasing breathing difficulty that required ventilation. A repeat PCR test culminated that the baby was Covid-19 positive. The baby was put on the ventilator and shifted to COVID-19 isolation ICU by a team of doctors.

During treatment, both father and mother, Rahul, and Bala Mounika were constantly updated about the newborn’s clinical condition using video calls.

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