BAGALKOT/VIJAYAPURA: Doctors wore a smile on their faces after helping a 20-year-old woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19, deliver twins at a hospital in Vijayapura.
The woman who had comorbidities tested positive for the virus on Sunday. She was nine months into her pregnancy when she was brought to the designated COVID-19 hospital.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, Dr Sharanappa Katti, District Surgeon of Vijayapura, said, "The team headed by gynaecologist Dr Manpreet Kaur performed a normal delivery. She gave birth to twins. One baby weighs 2 kg and another 2.1 kg. Both are female."
"We will collect the throat swab samples of both the babies and send them for a COVID test on Tuesday. This is the first case in the state where a COVID-19 patient gave birth to twins. The mother and infants are healthy," stated Dr Katti.
In Mysuru, a woman who had tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a baby on Sunday.