BENGALURU : A 65-year old man from Kalaburagi district, about 575 km from Bengaluru, succumbed to covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the death toll in Karnataka to five.
This is the second death in Kalaburagi due to covid-19, after an 11 March casualty - the first for the country. Six people also tested positive for covid-19 in Karnataka, taking the total in the state to 181, including 28 who have recovered and five deaths.
The deceased, a fruit vendor in Kalaburagi, had visited a private hospital on 4 April but was not referred to a government facility until 6 April, S.
Suresh Kumar, Karnataka's primary and secondary education minister said on Wednesday. "A notice has been issued and a case of criminal negligence has been filed against the