Bengaluru: Nine-month-old baby tests positive for Covid-19
In Bengaluru, a nine-month-old baby boy has tested positive for Covid-19, Karnataka health officials confirmed on Friday. The infant, from Hoskote in the Bengaluru Rural district, was diagnosed via a Rapid Antigen Test on May 22nd and is currently stable, receiving treatment at Vani Vilas Hospital.
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