Delhi Health Minister Jain tests negative for COVID-19, to be discharged today
PTI, Jun 26, 2020, 6:32 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has tested negative for COVID-19 and is expected to be discharged from hospital on Friday, sources said.
Jain, who was administered plasma therapy, tested positive for COVID-19 on June 17, a day after he was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) with high-grade fever and a sudden drop in oxygen levels.
The 55-year-old minister was shifted to the ICU of Max Hospital, Saket, on June 19 after his condition worsened.
“He has tested negative for COVID-19 and is expected to be discharged shortly,” a source said.
Jain was moved out of the ICU of the dedicated COVID-19 facility on June 22, two days after he was administered plasma therapy.
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