India News | 37 Patients at IMH Test Positive for COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Thirty seven patients at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) here have tested positive for COVID-19, health department officials said on Tuesday.
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (PTI) Thirty seven patients at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) here have tested positive for COVID-19, health department officials said on Tuesday.
While nine of them have been admitted to a government hospital, the others have been kept in isolation at the Institute itself, they said.
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The tests were conducted on 290 patients, of whom 37 tested positive, the officials said.
Staff members were also being tested, they said.
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An assistant professor and two other medical professionals, who tested positive last month, have since recovered, they said.
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