The city's count of Coronavirus cases went up to 21 on Friday after three people tested positive. While two of the patients admitted at Kasturba Hospital continue to be in a critical condition, one of them was transferred to Jaslok Hospital, which has reserved five beds for isolation. One of the 21 patients, a 64-year-old man died last week.

While Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad each had one new case, Mumbai had three, taking Maharashtra's count to 53. A 62-year-old man is the first case from the island city. He had travelled to the UK and was admitted on March 18. Civic officials said that he is a cancer patient and has diabetes.