A coronavirus-infected man has died in West Bengal’s Howrah district, media reports said on Tuesday (March 31).
The total number of deaths due to COVID 19 infection in the state has now touched three.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 26 as the state reported three fresh active cases and another death due to novel coronavirus.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old man from Daspur in West Medinipur district, who is undergoing treatment at Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, and two more persons, aged over 50 years, who are being treated at two private health facilities at Salt Lake and AMRI, have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in the state to 26.
Even as the Indian government said the country is witnessing only ‘local transmission’ of the COVID-19 disease at present, the number of infected cases took a steep rise on Monday to reach 1315 and deaths mounted to 36, as per update at 9:45 pm.
In Delhi alone, a jump of 25 cases has been recorded in the past 24 hours. The number of infected cases in the national capital stands at 97.
Over 300 people in Delhi have been admitted to different hospitals across the city following a gathering at a mosque which hosted visitors from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan.
This comes as a man died and 10 more have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the event earlier this month.
Meanwhile, 1.3 billion people across India are observing the 21-day lockdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
Source: indiablooms.com
