India News | Agra Mayor Tests Covid Positive, Isolates Himself
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Agra mayor Naveen Jain has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into self-isolation, an official said Tuesday.
Agra, Jan 4 (PTI) Agra mayor Naveen Jain has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into self-isolation, an official said Tuesday.
The district reported 23 fresh COVID-19 cases Tuesday and the total number of active cases now stands at 113, according to data released by the Agra administration.
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The mayor's Public Relation Officer (PRO) said Jain tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and is into isolation.
The districts has a recovery rate of 97.79 percent and a case fatality rate of 1.77 percent, the data showed.
So far, coronavirus has claimed 458 lives in the district.
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