New Delhi: The first SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) case in India has been reported from Goa with a 32-year-old man, who just returned from Singapore, testing positive, Health Ministry said on April 17.

The patient, a marine engineer, was admitted to Goa Medical College on April 10 with fever and cough.

He was discharged two days later after his chest X-ray was found to be normal and fever subsided.

His blood and sputum samples were sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune, and the presence of new corona virus, causing SARS, was confirmed on April 16 evening, director general of Health Services, S P Aggarwal, said on April 17.

PTI