Bihar reports first two COVID-19 positive cases, one infected person dies
Bihar reported its first two positive cases on Sunday among which one man died in Patna due to kidney failure, taking the total number of fatalities in India to 6, according to media reports. A 38-year-old person infected with the coronavirus has died at AIIMS Hospital in Patna, Bihar's capital. The name of the deceased is Saif Ali.
According to reports, the man, a resident of Munger had a travel history of Qatar had died at around 9 am on Saturday morning. The deceased's samples have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He had returned from Kolkata two days back.
"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," Dr Prabhat Kumar Singh, AIIMS Patna, Bihar told ANI.
Doctors noticed that he was also suffering from respiratory problems, following which they sent his swab samples to the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute (RMRI), Patna, reports PTI.
Ali, who was on dialysis, died on Saturday night, but his COVID-19 test results from RMRI came only on Sunday morning, Singh said. Six more patients in AIIMS, suspected to have contracted the disease, are currently awaiting their test results from RMRI, he added
While another COVID-19 positive patient in Bihar is in the isolation ward of NMCH. This patient has recently returned from Scotland.
With one death reported in Bihar, this is the second fatalities reported in India on Sunday. Death toll in India rises to six with fatalities in Maharashtra and Bihar. Novel coronavirus confirmed cases have reached 324 in India as new cases have been reported, confirmed Health Ministry.
As the number of cases continues to rise, India is witnessing an unprecedented shutdown following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a 'Janata curfew'. Meanwhile, to stop the spread of coronavirus, Punjab, meanwhile, has become the fifth states to announce a lockdown till March 31, after by Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Bihar.
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