Ahmedabad, April 2: The death toll due to coronavirus in India has increased to 53 after a 52-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Gujarat. According to a tweet by ANI, the patient, who lost his life on Wednesday, had a travel history to Sri Lanka. The patient was admitted to SSG Hospital in Vadodara on March 19. S Agarwal, Vadodara Collector informed that four members of his family have also tested positive for the virus and are currently undergoing treatment.
As of now, there are 1637 active cases in India. Earlier today, two deaths were reported in the country- one from Haryana and the other from Punjab. In Haryana, a 67-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Ambala. He breathed his last at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. In Punjab, , former Hazoori Ragi of Golden Temple, Amritsar died at 4:30 AM today.
In India, the COVID-19 cases surged to 1834 on Wednesday - the highest increase of 437 over the last 24 hours. The worst-affected state was Maharashtra with 338 positive coronavirus cases, the state Health Department update informed.
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