BENGALURU: An 80-year old woman from Gadag district in Karnataka succumbed to covid-19 on Thursday, taking the state's death toll to six.
This is the second casualty reported in the last two days in Karnataka, where the total number of covid-19 positive cases has increased to 191.
Ten people tested positive till noon on Thursday. "Till date, 191 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 6 deaths & 28 discharges," the Karnataka health department said in a statement.
The number of cases is rising in Karnataka even as the state government is deliberating if the 21-day lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be lifted in the state after 14 April.
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