NEW DELHI : Seven patients of novel Coronavirus infection, or Covid-19, have recovered, but with new cases in various parts of the state, the total number of patients has gone up to 81.

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal did not comment on where those new cases are from.

The seven patients have not been treated with anti-retroviral drugs that are usually used for treatment of HIV infection.

With the seven cases that have recovered, the total number of recovered patients now stands at 10. Three patients in Kerala were last month treated.

Civil aviation ministry today said that 44 passengers landed in Mumbai on a Iran Air flight and these have been sent to the Navy's quarantine facility in Pune.

A second flight of Mahan Air will depart from Tehran tomorrow, civil aviation ministry joint secretary Rubina Ali said.

The government also plans to shut down various corridors along the international border, but would keep only nine open. All corridors along the Bangladesh border will be closed soon, home ministry additional secretary Anil Malik said.

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