<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, first death due to Covid 19 is confirmed in Kochi today. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, number of COVID 19 patients has risen to 159. According to Health Department officials, five people from Mumbai and one from Nagpur tested positive till 8.30 am this morning. Meanwhile, 28 patients who were undergoing treatment for the disease were discharged yesterday<br />''<br />'' Four new confirmed cases of COVID -19 appeared in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The administration has extended quarantine facilities. At present there are 280 rooms with attached bathroom for suspicious cases across the islands.<br />'' In Mizoram, Serchhip Co-operative Farming Society has taken a noble initiative to supply bulk consignment of vegetables to Aizawl to ease the hardships of the people during complete lockdown period. A report from our correspondent:<br />'' <br />''In Gujarat, the number of Covid 19 positive cases rose to 53 with 6 new cases reported today. Our correspondent reports that 3 fresh cases were reported in Ahmedabad while one each in Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Vadodara. </span><br />