COVID-19: First case of vertical transmission reported in Govt Medical college, Pune

BJ Govt Medical College, attached to Sassoon General Hospital in Pune on Tuesday reported the first case of vertical transmission of COVID causing severe disease in the newborn.

Dept of Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Microbiology and Biochemistry at BJ Govt Medical College, attached to Sassoon General Hospital, have reported the first case of vertical transmission of COVID causing severe disease in the newborn, said official at Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.

The mother tested negative for COVID by RT-PCR but had evidence of COVID infection by strong antibody response (Antibody test). The baby's nasopharyngeal swab, placenta and umbilical stump tested positive for COVID by RT-PCR, said Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra