India reports 4th coronavirus death from Punjab

March 19: India reported its fourth coronavirus death on Thursday as the total number of cases of COVID-19 rose to 173. The Union health ministry said the fourth person to die in Punjab after getting coronavirus was an elderly and had co-morbid conditions like diabetes, cardiac ailments. There were more than 20 fresh cases in last 24 hours with Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh reporting their first COVID-19 patients on early Thursday.

A 64-year old man who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mumbai died on Tuesday. This was the third instance of death due to COVID-19 in India. Prior to him, a 69-year old woman in Delhi had died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The 1st case of death related to coronavirus in India was reported from Karnataka where a 76-year old man succumbed to the deadly virus.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this.
He called for ‘Janata Curfew’ on March 22 from 7am-9 pm, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should get out of house.