Coronavirus outbreak: Positive cases rise to 84, two dead, 10 discharged - Health Ministry

India reports second death due to Coronavirus

A 68-year-old woman died in Delhi after being tested positive for Coronavirus, said the health ministry. The woman who passed away on Friday was the mother of a confirmed case of COVID-19

#CoronaVirusUpdate:

Death of a 68 yr old woman from West Delhi (mother of a confirmed case of #COVID19), is confirmed to be caused due to co-morbidity.
She has also tested positive for #COVID19.
Details at:https://t.co/MatiuSRh0a#CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/yEuy0kBYXg

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 13, 2020

Confirmed cases reach 82

The Ministry of Health also added that the confirmed cases of COVID-19 had reached 82 in India. Out of the confirmed cases, 65 of them are Indian nationals while 17 are foreign nationals, according to the official website of the ministry.

Ministry of Health, Govt of India: The total number of confirmed #COVID2019 cases across India is 82.

— ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2020

Maharashtra closure

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the closure of cinema halls, gyms, and swimming pools in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur from Friday midnight in order to control the spread of COVID-19

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With three confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mumbai and one in neighbouring Thane, the Siddhivinayak temple has made concrete arrangements on behalf of the trust

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