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Number of cases rise to 137; Centre bans entry pf passengers from Afghanstan, Philippines, Malaysia:
India reported its third death from the Covid - 19 pandemic on Tuesday, with the Union Health Ministry putting the number of positive cases at 137.
The deceased person had a history of travel to Dubai and was being treated in Mumbai, Joint Secreatary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said at a press conference.
Earlier, a 76 year old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka with a travel history to Saudi Arabia and a 68 year old woman in Delhi, whose son had tested positve, died from the infection. Fourteen of those who had tested positive have been cured/ dischaged and 24 of those who had tested positive in India were foreigners, the Ministry said. With 23 fresh cases reported across the country in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra continues to top the list at 36, follwed by Kerala with 24, Uttar APradesh at 14 and Karnataka at 11.
However reports from States put the number of positive cases at 142, including from Maharashtra.