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.
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