Indian sea marshal tests positive for Covid-19

Indian sea marshal tests positive for Covid-19

August 12, 2020   07:26 pm

A foreigner has tested positive for novel coronavirus bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases detected in the country to 2,881.

An Indian national, who is a Sea Marshal and had arrived from Egypt, has tested positive for the virus. He was already under quarantine.

Accordingly 232 patients infected with Covid-19 are currently being treated while a total of 2,638 recoveries have been reported so far.

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