One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Karnataka

Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 27 : One more person was found to be coronavirus positive in Mangaluru on Friday. He had arrived from Dubai on March 21 to Bengaluru airport.

The 21-year-old youth hails from Beltangady of Dakshina Kannada district tested positive. He was suffering from fever and was having a cough too. He was admitted to the hospital. His swab samples were taken for lab tests on March 24. As per reports on March 27, he tested positive.

Fifty-six persons have tested positive in Karnataka for COVID-19 so far. The state has witnessed two deaths due to the pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.

A total of 724 positive cases of COVID-19 have been found in India including 47 foreign nationals. 17 persons have lost their lives due to this disease in the country.

( With inputs from ANI )