Two new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state on Tuesday of which one from the city has been admitted at Kasturba Hospital. The count in Mumbai has now reached 15. Another new case was also reported in Pimpri Chinchwad taking the state tally to 41 cases.

The city's new case is a 49-year-old man from the eastern suburbs who was admitted at Kasturba Hospital on March 16 and had recently travelled to the US. "He landed in Mumbai on March 7. After tracing his contacts, four high-risk patients who came in contact with him were advised to get themselves admitted. Seven other low-risk contacts have been advised home isolation," said Dr Daksha Shah, deputy executive health officer.