Two people died on Monday, a 55-year-old male from Kalaburagi district and a 65-year-old male from Bengaluru Bengaluru: Two people died on Monday due to Covid-19 in Karnataka, including a 55-year-old male from Kalaburagi district and a 65-year-old male from Bengaluru.
The total number of casualties in the state is now eight, the state health department said late on Monday. The deaths come at a time when the B.S.Yediyurappa-led state government is deliberating the possibility of partially lifting the lockdown in Karnataka over the next 15 days.
The state health department said that Karnataka had 15 new Covid-19 positive cases on Monday, which takes the state's tally to 247, including eight deaths and 60 recovered patients.