Fresh cases of Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Bengal. With the number of coronavirus cases on the rise in India, PM Modi has called for a janta curfew on March 22, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should get out of their house.

 

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  • Fresh case reported in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. State tally now at three
  • Gujarat reported two positive cases of novel coronavirus
  • 2 IFS probationers who returned from study tour in Spain test positive

The novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 197 on Friday after three new cases were reported from Punjab, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

In West Bengal, a man with recent travel history to the UK tested positive for novel coronavirus on Friday. This is the second confirmed case in Bengal. A Saudi-returned man tested positive in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. With a fresh case in the state, the Andhra tally now stands at three.

A 69-year-old woman, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in Punjab to three. “The woman, a resident of Phase 3 A in Mohali, has tested (positive) for coronavirus,” Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan told PTI.

The total number of confirmed cases in India was 195 on Thursday – a day when the country reported its fourth coronavirus death. The person, who died in Punjab, was an elderly and had co-morbid conditions like diabetes, cardiac ailments, the Union Health Ministry said.

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