Davanagere, May 2 (IANS): A 69-year-old man from Davanagere succumbed to Covid-19, recording Karnataka's 23rd such death, an official said on Friday.
"Positive case 556, 69-year-old male from Davangere died on Friday at a designated hospital. He suffered a cardiac arrest," said a health official.
He was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), including past history of diabetes and Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD).
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He was on ventilator support when he died on Friday.
This is Karnataka's 23rd Covid death and Davangere's first.