TURA: The first Covid-19 patient from Garo Hills was on Monday declared fully recovered by doctors at the Tura Civil Hospital and sent home to her family.
The patient will spend a further seven days in isolation at her home.
The patient, a 33 year old woman was among the second batch of returnees from Erode District of Tamil Nadu and has since been undergoing treatment at the Tura Civil Hospital after testing positive for the virus.
The Covid patient was sent off to continue with her seven day isolation in her home amidst cheers and applause by the hospital staff and doctors in the presence of West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh.
As of now, Garo Hills still has a total of 9 active cases- three in South West Garo Hills, 5 in West Garo Hills and one in North Garo Hills District.