Coronavirus Outbreak Patient escapes from hospital in Aurangabad

  • | Tuesday | 9th June, 2020

This picture has been used for representational purposesAurangabad: A 38-year-old COVID-19 patient escaped from a government hospital in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Tuesday morning, an official said. The patient, resident of Aurangabad city, was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Sunday and later tested positive for coronavirus. He escaped from the COVID facility of the hospital around 6.30 am after giving security personnel the slip," GMCH Superintendent Dr Suresh Harbade told PTI. Earlier, two Harsul jail prisoners, who recently tested positive for coronavirus, escaped from a COVID care centre in Aurangabad on Sunday night. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news

This picture has been used for representational purposes Aurangabad: A 38-year-old COVID-19 patient escaped from a government hospital in Maharashtras Aurangabad district on Tuesday morning, an official said. This is the second such incident here in three days. The patient, resident of Aurangabad city, was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Sunday and later tested positive for coronavirus. "He was on oxygen support in the Intensive Care Unit. He escaped from the COVID facility of the hospital around 6.30 am after giving security personnel the slip," GMCH Superintendent Dr Suresh Harbade told PTI. The hospitals CCTV footage is being examined and an investigation is underway, he said. Earlier, two Harsul jail prisoners, who recently tested positive for coronavirus, escaped from a COVID care centre in Aurangabad on Sunday night. They bent grilles of a window to sneak out and used bed sheets as ropes to climb down from their room at the facility, a prison official earlier said. The district has so far reported 2,141 COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news

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