A two-month-old boy admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad has been detected with Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, an official said on Monday. The HMPV case count in India now stands at three as two patients had earlier been tested positive for the virus in Karnataka.

Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel appealed to citizens to not panic and assured that the state government has made preparations to tackle the viral infection, news agency PTI reported.