Karnataka reported its second
COVID-19 related fatality on Tuesday, with the death of a 76- year-old man in the city, taking the death toll in the state to 10.
"A 76-year-old male patient, a resident of Bengaluru Urban, expired at designated hospital, Bengaluru Urban," the health department said in its bulletin.
The elderly man had tested positive on April 12 and had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), officials had said.
Earlier in the day a 69-year-old man had died in Vijayapura, becoming the ninth COVID-19 related fatality in the state.
He was the husband of a patient who earlier tested positive.
Two patients, a 55-year-old man from Kalaburagi and a 65 -year-old man from Bengaluru urban had died last night.
So far 260 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the State and it includes 10 deaths and 71 discharges.
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