According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the baby boy was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad on January 6 with a cold, cough, and difficulty in breathing.

India's first case of HMPV was identified in Karnataka earlier this week. Since then, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have also reported HMPV infections. While HMPV is not a new infection, the current outbreak has raised alarm bells due to a high number of cases in China.

Days after HMPV infection cases were detected in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, etc., another case of the virus has been detected in Assam. A 10-month-old child tested positive of HMPV after he was admitted to the hospital with cough and cold symptoms,

A 10-month-old child in Assam's Dibrugarh has tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), marking the first reported case in the state this year, officials confirmed.