Navi Mumbai trader tests coronavirus positive

Mumbai, Apr 8 () A trader, who runs a shop at themasala market in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee(APMC) in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, has tested positive forcoronavirus, an official said on Wednesday.

The trader, a resident of Sion in central Mumbai, hadgot himself tested at a private lab, the official said.

"His test reports confirmed that he was coronaviruspositive. After that, he was admitted to a private hospitalfor treatment," he said.

The patient had last visited his shop in the masalamarket on March 21, he said.

At least 30 residents of Navi Mumbai have testedpositive for the infection so far. One of them have died dueto it so far, the official said. DCNP NP