A 63-year-old Covid-19 positive patient died late on Saturday night in Mumbai taking the nationwide toll of the novel coronavirus to five. This is the second death in Maharashtra due to the virus in the last week.

According to officials with the state's health department, the male patient was admitted to a private hospital. He had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. He had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to death.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 74 in Maharashtra with 10 new cases detected till Sunday morning. Out of these, six are from Mumbai whereas four are from Pune. Five of them had travelled to foreign countries and four have been infected because of close contact with those who have a foreign travel history. Details of one positive patient are not yet known.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra has responded well to the appeal of Janta Curfew by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All major cities in the state like Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Kolhapur and Amravati are almost closed down. The roads are deserted.

The local trains in Mumbai are running with only those people whose services are essential to keep the country running. The Konkan Divisional Commissioner has issued an order to check the identity cards of the passengers at every railway station. They are being denied entry if they are not part of the essential services.