India tally reaches 626, eight new cases in Tamil Nadu

The COVID-19 cases in India have crossed 600 including 43 foreign nationals, who have been quarantined in different parts of the country. An 84-year-old woman, who had a travel history to Saudi Arabia passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, taking the national toll to 15.

Telangana reported the latest positive cases where a 43-year-old woman and a 3-year-old child were quarantined.

Meanwhile, eight persons including four Indonesian nationals, tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 26. The Indonesians have been identified as Muslim clerics, who reached Salem by Kerala Express on March 11 and attended events at multiple mosques in Salem.