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Six relatives of the deceased COVID-19 patient of Meghalaya have been confirmed coronavirus positive.

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma has confirmed this.

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Sangma also took to his official Twitter handle to confirm the news. He tweeted:

โ€˜Of the 68 tested so far, 6 have come out positive who are all family members & helpers of the first #Covid19 positive case. 6 other cases are being retested. All the rest of the cases are negative.โ€™

Meanwhile, when asked about the funeral of the senior medical professional of Bethany Hospital in Shillong who passed away in the wee hours of Wednesday of COVID-19, state health minister A L Hek said a decision would be taken soon.

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Sources, however, said the funeral would be conducted at the earliest as per the WHOโ€™s COVID-19 protocol and Government of Indiaโ€™s guidelines.

The deceased doctor without any travel history is suspected to have been infected with the deadly virus through his son-in-law who is a pilot with Air India.

He had travelled to Shillong from New York.

Before arriving in Shillong, he was in New Delhi and had also visited Manipur.