<p>A senior citizen, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment in Mumbai, died on Saturday night. <br /><br />With this, the total number of coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra rises to two.<br /><br />The patient, who was 63 years old, passed away at 11.03 PM on Saturday night at the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre. <br /><br />Officials of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and the Harkishandas Hospital confirmed the death. <br /><br />"The patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and iichemic heart disease and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leading to death," a government spokesperson said. <br /><br />The patient's wife also tested positive for coronavirus and is currently undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 10 more persons in Maharashtra, majority of them with history of foreign travel, tested positive for the virus, taking the number to an alarming 74 for the state.<br />This includes six in Mumbai and four in Pune. <br /><br />The Mumbai-Pune belt has the highest number of cases in India.</p>
<p>A senior citizen, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment in Mumbai, died on Saturday night. <br /><br />With this, the total number of coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra rises to two.<br /><br />The patient, who was 63 years old, passed away at 11.03 PM on Saturday night at the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre. <br /><br />Officials of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and the Harkishandas Hospital confirmed the death. <br /><br />"The patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and iichemic heart disease and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leading to death," a government spokesperson said. <br /><br />The patient's wife also tested positive for coronavirus and is currently undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 10 more persons in Maharashtra, majority of them with history of foreign travel, tested positive for the virus, taking the number to an alarming 74 for the state.<br />This includes six in Mumbai and four in Pune. <br /><br />The Mumbai-Pune belt has the highest number of cases in India.</p>
