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Coronavirus in India: 68 year old Philippines man dies in Mumbai after initial recovery

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 23, 2020 12:29 IST

A 68-year-old man from the Philippines who had tested positive for coronavirus and later had recovered from the infection, ...

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A 68-year-old man from the Philippines who had tested positive for coronavirus and later had recovered from the infection, died on Monday at a hospital in Mumbai. 

This is the third death reported from Mumbai in connection with the coronavirus.

The man had initially tested positive for coronavirus and was under treatment at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai. He was later shifted to a private hospital after his test report came out negative, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement.

He died at the private hospital late Sunday night, it said.

"He had diabetes mellitus and asthma and was admitted to the Kasturba hospital on March 13. He had developed acute renal failure and respiratory distress," the civic body said.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that the total number of positive cases of #COVID19 in India now stands at 415 and 7 deaths. 

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