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Number of coronavirus positive cases rise to 84, says Health ministry
Updated On: 14 March, 2020 06:16 PM IST | | PTI
Out of the total 84 positive cases in the country, 10 people have fully recovered and been discharged, said Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Health

Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Health. Picture/Twitter ANI
The number of coronavirus positive cases in the country has risen to 84 which includes the two deaths in Delhi and Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry said. Seven persons who tested positive including five from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Rajasthan and Delhi have been discharged after treatment, a senior health ministry official said.
Special Secretary, Ministry of Health: Out of the total 84 positive cases in the country, 10 people have fully recovered & been discharged. Contact tracing of these cases has led to the identification of over 4000 contacts who have been put under surveillance. #Coronavirus https://t.co/Y1TPJFKYBY pic.twitter.com/2CvteWVd6f
— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2020
Delhi has reported six positive cases and Uttar Pradesh 11 so far. Karnataka has six coronavirus patients, Maharashtra 14 and Ladakh three while Jammu and Kashmir reported two cases. Besides, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab have reported one case each.
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