Maha: two persons test positive for Covid-19; total count 41

Two persons, one in Mumbaiand another in Pune, tested positive for the coronavirus inMaharashtra on Tuesday, taking the number of confirmed casesin the state to 41, officials said

The number of Covid-19 patients includes a 63-year-oldman who died in Mumbai earlier in the day, becoming the firstcasualty of the disease in the state

A 49-year-old man who had returned from the UnitedStates on March 7 tested positive on Tuesday. In Pune, a 26-year-old man who had returned from the US on March 14 testedpositive, officials said.