India reports seventh death due to novel coronavirus

The casualty count for India due to the novel coronavirus has risen to 7 with Gujarat reporting its first death.

India's casualty count went up amid fears that the virus may have entered stage 3 of local transmission. The govt announced measures like curbing movement by halting passenger train traffic till March 31 to stop the virus from spreading.

"One #COVID19 positive patient, male 69 yrs, died today in Surat hospital. He was having co-morbid conditions. One female, 65 years, died in Vadodara hospital but her test report for COVID is awaited. She was also having co-morbid conditions" ANI quoted the Health & Family department, Gujarat, as saying.


Earlier, two deaths were reported from Bihar and Maharashtra.

A 38-year-old man has passed away in Bihar today due to kidney failure; he has been tested positive for #Covid19. He was from Munger. He died yesterday at AIIMS in Patna; had returned from Kolkata two days back, ANI quoted AIIMS Bihar director Dr. Prabhat Kumar Singh as saying.

According to the latest count, the Indian Council of Medical Research reported the number of positive cases to have risen to 341.

Maharashtra has been the worst-hit state with the number of cases touching 74. '

The country is observing a 'janata' curfew today across the country that was announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Many states are taking additional measures to stop the spread of the virus.