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Priyanka Vadra recovers from dengue, discharged

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Vadra was on Wednesday discharged from the city’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, nearly a week after she was admitted and diagnosed with dengue, said hospital authorities on Wednesday.

According to the doctors, she has been advised to rest at home and avoid physical exertion.

“Priyanka Vadra ji has been discharged today (Wednesday). She has recovered from dengue,” said the hospital management board’s Chairman D.S. Rana.

She was admitted to the hospital on August 23 and her treatment was being monitored by chest medicine consultant Arup Basu, who is also the doctor to Sonia Gandhi.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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