As the number of coronavirus cases sees a sharp surge in India, Mumbai registered the death of a foreign citizen who was cured of COVID-19 infection on Monday. The 68-year-old died at a private hospital in Maharashtra capital due to kidney failure. The officials maintain that the man had tested negative for COVID-19 after mandatory 14-day isolation. It was only after he was tested negative that he was shifted to a private hospital. "A 68-year-old Philippines citizen, initially tested positive but subsequently become negative, expired yesterday night. He was shifted from Kasturba to a private hospital. He was a case of diabetes and asthma. He was admitted on March 13 with symptoms. He had developed acute renal failure and respiratory distress," the official statement said. As of Monday, the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 429 with seven deaths across India. 

As the number of coronavirus cases sees a sharp surge in India, Mumbai registered the death of a foreign citizen who was cured of COVID-19 infection on Monday. The 68-year-old died at a private hospital in Maharashtra capital due to kidney failure. The officials maintain that the man had tested negative for COVID-19 after mandatory 14-day isolation. It was only after he was tested negative that he was shifted to a private hospital. "A 68-year-old Philippines citizen, initially tested positive but subsequently become negative, expired yesterday night. He was shifted from Kasturba to a private hospital. He was a case of diabetes and asthma. He was admitted on March 13 with symptoms. He had developed acute renal failure and respiratory distress," the official statement said. As of Monday, the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 429 with seven deaths across India.