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80-yr-old COVID-19 patient dies in Mumbai

An 80-year-old man who tested positive for corona virus passed away on Friday at a private hospital in Mumbai, ANI reported. Total number of positive cases is 216 in the state, of which 39 people have been discharged. 10 people have died due to COVID-19 till now in Maharashtra.

Reportedly, the patient had acute respiratory distress and was admitted in a private hospital on 27 March adn expired on 28 March in the evening. "He was a known case of Hypertension and Ischemic heart disease," reports said.

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Kerala reports 32 new COVID-19 cases

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that 32 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state out of which, 17 have foreign travel history. With this, total cases rise to 213 in the state.

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Srinagar authorities sanitise city

The Srinagar Municipal Corporation on Monday understook sanitisation efforts in different areas of the city, in view of coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Mysuru patient with no travel, contact history infects 4 in Karnataka

The Karnataka government on Friday said that five new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state, taking the total positive cases to 88. "Of the five, one is a close contact of an earlier confirmed patient and four others are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, from where a person had tested positive," the statement said.

Reports added that P52, the Mysuru patient, had no contact or travel history.

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Punjab reports 39 total COVID-19 cases, two deaths

The Punjab health department, in a media bulletin on Monday, said that the state had reported 39 positive coronavirus cases in total and two deaths due to the infection till date. The bulletin also provided information about the containment strategies being deployed in the new cases and the district-wise breakdown.

 

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Goa govt advises people who came in contact with COVID-19 patient to report to authorities

The Goa government on Monday informed that one of the coronavirus patients in the state had travelled from New York to Mumbai and then to Goa from Mumbai by Vistara domestic flight number UK861 on 2 March.

The public appeal said that people who are in Goa and have travelled on the same flight must call the helpline 104, and report to the nearest health centre.

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Man walks 88 kms with son's body in Andhra Pradesh

A man walked with the dead body of his five-year-old son on his shoulder walked for around 88 kilometres to the crematorium, due to the lockdown over coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh's Gorantla town in the Anantapur district.

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Punjab reports third COVID-19 death

A woman in Ludhiana who had tested positive for coronavirus died in a hospital in Patiala on Friday, which is the state's third COVID-19-related death, India Today reported.

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Man walks 88 kms with son's body in Andhra Pradesh

A man walked with the dead body of his five-year-old son on his shoulder walked for around 88 kilometres to the crematorium, due to the lockdown over coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh's Gorantla town in the Anantapur district.

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Bodies of all deceased COVID-19 patients to be cremated

The BMC on Friday said that the bodies of all deceased coronavirus patients have to be cremated, irrespective of the religion. BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi also said that the funeral should not be attended by more than five people.

"If someone insists to bury the body, they will only be permitted if the body is taken out of Mumbai city's jurisdiction," he added.

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Bodies of all deceased COVID-19 patients to be cremated

The BMC on Friday said that the bodies of all deceased coronavirus patients have to be cremated, irrespective of the religion. BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi also said that the funeral should not be attended by more than five people.

"If someone insists to bury the body, they will only be permitted if the body is taken out of Mumbai city's jurisdiction," he added.

BMC circular on cremation of deceased COVID-19 patients withdrawn

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said that the circular on the cremation of deceased COVID-19 patients issued by the BMC has been withdrawn. Earlier on Friday evening, BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi said that bodies of all deceased COVID-19 patients have to be cremated irrespective of religion. 

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Telangana reports six new COVID-19 cases, one death today

Telangana reported six new cases of coronavirus along with one death due to the virus on Monday, the state health department said. In addition to this, 13 people have been discharged. The total positive cases of COVID-19 rises to 77 in the state.

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Covid-19: Status in Tamil Nadu

Total number of passengers screened: 2,09,284

Screened passengers under quarantine: 73,533

Asymptomatic passengers being quarantined in facilities near airport: 79

Under hospital isolation: 364

Samples sent for testing: 2040

Samples processed: 1920

Tested Negative: 1853

Tested Positive: 67

Under process: 120

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3 more new cases in Karnataka, total in state rises to 91

Three of a family from Bellary district have tested positive for Covid-19.

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Kerala: Elderly couple who tested positive earlier, recovered

The Kerala administration said that the elderly couple (85+) from Pathanamthitta, who were tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, has now completely recovered.