2 people test positive for COVID-19 in AP

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Press Trust of India Amaravati
Last Updated : Mar 25 2020 | 11:36 PM IST

A 52-year-old man and a youth tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night, taking the total number of cases to 10 in the state, the state health department said.

While the 22-year-old youth returned from the US to Vijayawada, the 52-year-old returned to his native town Guntur after attending a religious congregation in Nizamuddin Mosque in New Delhi, the department said in a bulletin.

The youth was admitted to a local government hospital in Delhi on March 21 upon his arrival from Washington and discharged the next day.

He reached Vijayawada by flight and went home. He visited a government hospital along with his father on March 23 and was kept in isolation, it said.

On Wednesday night, his medical examination report tested positive for coronavirus, the bulletin said

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First Published: Mar 25 2020 | 11:36 PM IST

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