City
Epaper

COVID-19: Third death reported in Karnataka

By IANS | Published: March 27, 2020 2:53 PM

A 60-year-old man from Tumkur district succumbed to COVID-19, taking the number of deaths due to coronavirus to three in Karnataka, an official said on Friday.

Open in App

Bengaluru, March 27 A 60-year-old man from Tumkur district succumbed to COVID-19, taking the number of deaths due to coronavirus to three in Karnataka, an official said on Friday.

"The man died on Friday morning at a designated hospital in the district," said the health official.

Designated the state's 60th corona positive case, the man had travelled to Delhi by train on March 13.

The health department has since traced his 24 high-risk primary contacts and isolated 13 of them at a hospital.

Among the 13, eight have since tested negative with three healthcare professionals under home quarantine.

( With inputs from IANS )

Open in App

Related Stories

Other SportsIPL 2024: RCB v CSK overall head-to-head, when and where to watch

InternationalImran Khan to pen letter to army chief 'for country's sake'

InternationalIsrael prefers to avoid tough war with Hezbollah: Defence Minister

InternationalTaiwan detects 18 Chinese aircraft, 4 vessels near island

Other SportsIPL 2024: Hardik Pandya penalised for maintaining slow over rate against LSG

National Realted Stories

NationalJ&K: Retired SP arrested under Official Secrets Act

PoliticsBJP Will Not Cross 200-Seat Mark in Lok Sabha Election, Says Mallikarjun Kharge

NationalHeatwave Alert Issued for Several States on May 18 by IMD; UP, Rajasthan Reported Maximum Temperature

NationalHaryana Bus Fire: 8 Killed After Vehicle Catches Fire On Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway Near Nuh (Watch Video)

EntertainmentTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Actor Gurucharan Singh Returns Home After Going Missing for 25 Days