A Malaysian national has tested positive for coronavirus in Jharkhand on Tuesday, 31 March, ANI reported.
"She was sent to isolation at Khel Gaon from Hindpidi area, Ranchi," Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni said.
This is the first COVID-19 positive case in the state.
This is a significant development for India, considering that Jharkhand has a massive migrant population. The economic survey of India- 2016-17 showed that the state is a major source of the migrant working population for different parts of the country (both in rural as well as urban areas), losing around 5 percent of its working age people to migration.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,251 in India on Monday, 30 March registering the highest single-day increase of 227 cases, while the death toll rose to 32, the Union Health Ministry said.
(This is an evolving story and will be updated as more details on the case emerge.)
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