The two Chicago residents who were the first person-to person transmission coronavirus patients in the country have been discharged from AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates.
The husband and wife “have been discharged to their home under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health,” Alexius Medical Center said in a statement Friday morning.
The couple will be in home isolation, the hospital said.
The patients issued a statement through the hospital: “With it being an uncomfortable situation, the care and the services we’ve received have been great. Everyone’s been very kind and very respectful. This has been the best health care experience we’ve ever had, but we’re definitely looking forward to getting home and getting life back to normal.”
The husband contracted the virus from his wife, who returned from central China on Jan. 13. Both are in their 60s.
