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Talking to PTI, Rashmi Shad, a senior paediatrician at Choithram Hospital in the city, said the child was discharged on Wednesday.
“The two-month-old baby was admitted to our hospital on May 1 after testing COVID-19 positive. At that time he had problem in breathing and also had a fever,” she said.
“As the child has good immunity, the medicines showed the effect quickly. In two consecutive post-treatment tests, he tested COVID-19 negative and was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday,” she added.
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According to the doctor, the baby’s parents were not infected. The child had contracted the infection from a close relative, she said.
Indore is among the worst-hit districts in the country as far as the coronavirus outbreak is concerned.
As per the official information, the number of COVID- 19 patients in the district so far is 1,727. Of them, 86 people have died during treatment, while 663 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovery.