Noida and Telangana Wednesday recorded one fresh cases each of coronavirus infection and in Bengaluru two persons tested positive for the deadly virus also known as COVID-19.

In Noida, a person with travel history to Indonesia tested positive for the virus, Gautam Buddh Nagar chief medical officer Anurag Bhargav said today.

"A person, with a travel history to Indonesia, has tested positive for coronavirus. This is the fourth case of COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar," Bhargav added.

Yesterday, two persons had tested positive in Noida. Both had a travel history to France.

Bengaluru too reported two more fresh positive cases for coronavirus, taking the tally of infected persons in Karnataka to 13, state health minister B. Sriramulu said today.

The minister said a 56-year old man who had returned to India from the US on 6 March has tested positive while the second person is a 25 years old woman with a travel history to Spain.

Telangana also reported a fresh case of the fatel viral infection today, taking the total number of cases in the state to six.

A person having a travel history of United Kingdom tested positive for the deadly infection, PTI reported.

The number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to 147 today, with Maharashtra reporting highest tally followed by Kerala with 30. Of these, 122 are Indian nationals and 25 are foreign nationals.

Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of cases at 42 while Kerala has recorded 30 cases till today. Ladakh has confirmed eight patients with coronavirus infections while the tally stands at 16 in Haryana. The number of coronavirus patients has risen to 11 in Karnataka while Delhi has recorded 13 cases.

The deadly virus has killed three people in the country — one in Karnataka, Delhi and Maharashtra each.













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