The number of COVID-19 deaths in
Nashik district reached 20 after a policeman succumbed to the coronavirus infection on Saturday, health officials said.
The district also saw 60 new cases through the day, taking the COVID-19 count here to 632, of which hotspot Malegaon accounts for 514, they said.
"The patient who died today was a 51-year-old policeman who was on duty in Malegaon. He was admitted on May 2 and his samples returned positive on May 8. He had breathing issues today and died. This is the 20th COVID-19 death in Nashik," said district civil surgeon Dr Suresh Jagdale.
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