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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Special Correspondent

COVID-19: Karnataka records one death, seven new cases

Police on duty enforcing lockdown in Kalaburagi on Monday. (Source: ARUN KULKARNI)

One death and seven new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Tuesday in Karnataka taking the total number to 415. The total number of deaths in the state is now 17.

An 80-yea- old male patient, resident of Kalaburagi, who has had a known case of Parkinson’s Disease since 4 years and bed ridden since 3 years, succumbed to the disease, according to the Health Department's midday bulletin.

He was admitted on April 19 at an designated hospital in Kalaburagi with complaints of Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesss (SARI).  He passed away on Monday morning and his report came positive late in the night.

Of the new cases, three each are from Vijayapura and Kalaburgi and one from Dakshina Kannada.

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