COVID-19: Death toll in country climbs to six

Team Udayavani, Mar 22, 2020, 1:05 PM IST

New Delhi: The death toll due to novel coronavirus infection in India rose to six on Sunday with Bihar and Maharashtra reporting one case each today.

In Bihar, a 38-year-old man who had recently traveled to Qatar died of renal failure at Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He had tested positive for coronavirus, Bihar Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar said. This is the first case of highly contagious COVID-19 reported from the state.

A 63-year-old coronavirus patient died in Mumbai on Sunday, taking the death toll in Maharashtra to two, a health official said.

The man was admitted to the H N Reliance Hospital here on Saturday.

The Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation in a statement said the patient had chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and ischemic heart disease.He developed acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to his death, the statement said.

Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab have reported one death each so far.

The number of coronavirus cases rose to 324 on Sunday after fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country, the Ministry said.

With the six  deaths so far,the total number of active COVID-19 cases across India stands at 295, the ministry said, adding that 24 others have been cured/discharged/migrated.

The figure of 324 includes 41 foreign nationals.