Another coronavirus patient discharged from local hospital
Jin (second from left) thanks medical staff as she is discharged from hospital on Tuesday.
A Shanghai resident infected with coronavirus-related pneumonia was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, bringing the number of recovery cases in Shanghai to four, Shanghai's health authorities said.
The recovered patient is a woman surnamed Jin, 21, who had been living in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where so far 1,590 coronavirus infection cases have been confirmed.
After developing a fever, Jin was diagnosed with coronavirus on January 22, the Shanghai Health Commission said. She was hospitalized at Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for treatment.
Under medical care, she recovered quickly, the commission said. Prior to release, her temperature had been normal for over three days and her respiratory tract symptoms had greatly improved.
She also underwent two tests for the virus and both results proved negative.
