Death toll in the coronavirus outbreak in India is expected to go up with the passing of a 68-year-old man from the Philippines. The man had tested positive for coronavirus and later had recovered from the infection.
On Monday the man passed away at a hospital in Mumbai. This is the third death reported from Mumbai in connection with the coronavirus.
India reported 7 deaths till earlier on Sunday. The government is yet to confirm the latest Mumbai death as one due to coronavirus.
The man had initially tested positive for coronavirus and was under treatment at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai. He was later shifted to a private hospital after his test report came out negative, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement.
He died at the private hospital late Sunday night, it said.
“He had diabetes mellitus and asthma and was admitted to the Kasturba hospital on March 13. He had developed acute renal failure and respiratory distress,” the civic body said.
Maharashtra has so far reported 89 coronavirus cases in the state with 15 more coronavirus positive cases reported in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Of the new cases, 14 are in Mumbai and one in Pune.
On Sunday, as the nation observed a “janta curfew” and went on a complete lockdown, two more deaths were reported in Mumbai and Bihar. Coronavirus cases have seen a sharp rise in India over the past week.
Source: India Today
