69-year-old is Kerala’s first fatality due to Covid-19

Mangalore Today News Network

Kerala, Mar 28, 2020: Kerala today recorded its first death due to the novel coronavirus as a 69-year-old man who returned from Dubai and was under treatment at the Kalamassery Medical College following symptoms of pneumonia passed away. The man’s wife and the cab driver who took them from the airport to their house are also infected and undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

 

India saw a surge in coronavirus cases as the number jumped to 873 today, including 19 deaths, with Maharashtra and Gujarat registering more infections. The rise came even as the country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb the spread of the infection.