Leading social activist Sunitha Krishnan, who was in isolation at a hospital here since Monday for suspected symptoms of coronavirus, has tested negative. She tweeted on Tuesday that results of her test has come negative. "The test results for coronavirus has just come in, it is negative, what a relief," she wrote and thanked friends and well wishers for their prayers and wishes.

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Sunitha, who heads anti-trafficking NGO Prajwala, had voluntarily approached government-run Gandhi Hospital on Monday after her return from Bangkok as she had mild cough.

She was admitted in the isolation ward of the hospital, the nodal centre for dealing with suspected and positive cases of COVID-19.

Telangana reported first positive case of COVID-19 on Monday. A 24-year-old techie, who had recently returned from Dubai, is undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital. His condition is stated to be stable.

US reports 91 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in the US has increased to 91, up from just 60 cases a day ago, with two fatalities, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

At least 43 of those cases have been detected and tested in the country through public health surveillance systems -- 16 confirmed cases and 27 presumptive positive cases that have been tested positive by public health laboratories and were pending CDC`s confirmatory tests, Xinhua news agency quoted the Centre as saying on Monday.

The latest count includes 17 people who tested positive after returning from travel to outbreak areas in other parts of the world, and 26 people who did not travel and did not have known contact with other infected people, said the CDC.

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In addition, 48 of the cases were evacuees who returned to the country via State Department-chartered flights, according to an update on the agency`s website.