New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Saturday said the total number of coronavirus cases in the country had gone up to 258.

*Bengal reports third positive case of novel coronavirus

Kolkata: A woman with a recent travel history to Scotland has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, making it the third confirmed case in West Bengal, a state health department official said on Saturday.

*Environment Ministry suspends meetings of its green panel till March 31

*Stable patients to be discharged from Mumbai civic hospitals

Mumbai: With the number of coronavirus positive cases on the rise in the city, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to discharge all ‘stable’ patients from municipal hospitals in order to make more space available during exigencies, a civic official said on Saturday.

*Over 800 under home quarantine in Aurangabad

Aurangabad: Over 800 people have been kept under home quarantine in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district, amid the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Saturday.

6 new cases reported in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Six fresh cases of coronavirus have surfaced in Rajasthan, taking the total in the state to 23 so far, officials said on Saturday.

Reports of 42 suspected cases are awaited, they said. Among the six, five are staff members of a private hospital, where a doctor tested positive for COVID-19, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said. PTI