Number of COVID-19 cases in India rises to 31

The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 31 on Friday as one more person tested positive, according to a source from Indian Ministry of Health.

Detected in Delhi, the latest COVID-19 patient has a travel history overseas in recent weeks.

"One more suspect has tested positive for COVID-19 ... The patient is in hospital quarantine and stable. There are now 31 confirmed cases in the country. This includes 16 Italian nationals," said a press statement issued by the Ministry of Health.

Out of the 31 positive cases, the initial three cases that were found in Kerala had been successfully cured.

Meanwhile, Health Secretary Preeti Sudan inaugurated a day-long national level training on COVID-19, jointly organized by Ministry of Health, Ministry of Family Welfare and the World Health Organization.