C-virus count 138, with one more death in Maha; shutdowns rising

■ No community transmission seen yet; entry ban from 3 more nations

One more was reported from Maharashtra on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths to three in India due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, while the number of positive cases jumped from 114 to 138 in the past 24 hours. Out of these, 121 are active cases while 14 persons have been cured.

The 63-year-old man from Maharashtra had a history of travel to Dubai and had not disclosed this to the doctors treating him at a private hospital. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said the exact cause for his death was still being ascertained as the person was also suffering from various other ailments and later had tested positive for Covid-19.

The total number of cases include 24 foreign citizens. Among the new cases are two people from Noida and two persons who returned from Italy this week and were staying at an ITBP quarantine facility.

Delhi has so far reported eight positive cases while Uttar Pradesh has recorded 15, including one foreigner. Maharashtra has 39 cases, including three foreigners, while Kerala has 26 cases, which includes two foreign nationals. Haryana reported 15, including 14 foreigners, Karnataka 11, Ladakh reported six, Jammu and Kashmir three, Telangana five, including two foreigners, Rajasthan four, including two foreigners. Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab have reported one case each.

Meanwhile, West Bengal reported its first case on Tuesday. An 18year-old Kolkata resident who returned from London on March 15 has been admitted to ■ death

A group of French nationals, who were unable to return to their country following a complete shutdown, at Chennai International Airport on Tuesday.