Jalandhar man who had tested positive for coronavirus passes away

3 more test positive in Jalandhar

Updated At : 02:43 PM Apr 09, 2020 IST

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 9

Parveen Kumar, who had tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, has passed away.

He was 59 and a resident of Mitha Bazaar here.

He was reportedly on ventilator for the past three days at Jalandhar Civil Hospital but his test report came on Wednesday.

He ran an ayurvedic medicine centre in the city and his son is a block Congress president here.

The son is a close contact of MLA Bawa Henry, who has chosen to remain home-quarantined for now.

3 more test positive

Meanwhile, three more people tested positive in Jalandhar.

They are 65-year-old woman, a 42-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man.

The 65-year-old is a resident of Bhairon Bazaar, the 42-year-is-old is from Purani Sabzi Mandi and the 53-year-old man is from Maqsoodan.

None of them has an established contact history yet.

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