Five new coronavirus patients found in Kalyan-Dombivali area

With five more persons testing positive, the number of coronavirus patients in the limits of Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation in Thane district rose to 19, the civic body said on Thursday.

Four of the newly detected patients were from Dombivali East while one was from Kalyan East, the KDMC said in a release.

Three patients in Dombivali East had attended a wedding on March 19, while a fourth had come in contact with another COVID-19 patient.

Meanwhile, the patient who was the first in KDMC area to be detected with coronavirus and two his family members have been discharged from hospital as they recovered from the infection, the release said.