A Covid patient’s discharge after 113 days long hospitalization on account of Covid19

Sola: A patient Devendra Parmar (59) has defeated Covid19 infection and related complications after 113 days hospitalization at Civil hospital in Sola. He stayed in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 90 days. Parmar has stayed longer in hospital for Covid treatment than Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki. Parmar was discharged today in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel who is also Health minister.

Speaking on this occasion, Dy CM Nitin Patel said, if Parmar was admitted in private hospital, the cost of same treatment even in general ward would be at around Rs. 30 lakh. However he is treated for free of cost in government run Sola civil hospital.

Patel said there was a time when Parmar was given as high as 60 litre oxygen. His lungs were in so bad condition that only fraction of oxygen given would reach his lungs. Parmar is still being given oxygen but in low volume. Parmar from Kalikund near Dholka in Ahmedabad district was working as accountant in private company. His wife is government health worker.

Out of total 14,223 covid patients admitted to Sola civil hospital so far, more than 13,000 have recovered well and returned home, Patel said and congratulated the doctors and para medical staff here.

Patel said 450 healthy persons have been given first dose of covid19 vaccine in Sola hospital as part of Covaxin trial. None of them has suffered any side impact.

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