new coronavirus case has been confirmed in India, taking the overall count to six in the country. The latest case has been reported in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The patient, an Italian tourist tested positive for novel Coranavirus on Tuesday, Union health ministry sources have confirmed.

The first sample collected from the tourist on Saturday had tested negative, but his condition deteriorated and a second sample was collected, which tested positive on Monday.

"Since there was a variation in the reports, samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for testing," officials said, adding that it had tested positive.

India on Monday reported two new cases of the deadly coronavirus, one from Delhi and another one from Hyderabad. The government has stepped up its efforts to detect and check the infection which has killed over 3,100 people worldwide.

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