<p>The number of deaths of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> patients in Maharashtra rose to six on Saturday as an 85-year-old doctor who died the day before was confirmed to have contracted the virus infection.</p>.<p>The man had been admitted to a private hospital on March 26. He was already suffering from diabetes and had a permanent pacemaker, according to the hospital.</p>.<p>He had no recent travel history, but had come in contact with a close relative who had travelled to the UK, it said.</p>.<p>While a report from a private laboratory had earlier stated that he had coronavirus infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation confirmed it on Saturday.</p>
<p>The number of deaths of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> patients in Maharashtra rose to six on Saturday as an 85-year-old doctor who died the day before was confirmed to have contracted the virus infection.</p>.<p>The man had been admitted to a private hospital on March 26. He was already suffering from diabetes and had a permanent pacemaker, according to the hospital.</p>.<p>He had no recent travel history, but had come in contact with a close relative who had travelled to the UK, it said.</p>.<p>While a report from a private laboratory had earlier stated that he had coronavirus infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation confirmed it on Saturday.</p>