70-year-old woman dies of Coronavirus in Bengaluru

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70-year-old woman dies of Coronavirus in Bengaluru

With Karnataka reporting 2nd Coronavirus related casualty, India's corona virus death total jumped to 16

Thursday March 26, 2020 3:42 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

Bengaluru: A 70-year-old woman with travel history to Saudi Arabia succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday evening in the city, emerging as Karnataka's second COVID-19 death, an official said on Thursday.

The woman hailed from the Chikkaballapura district. With the woman's death, Karnataka recorded its second coronavirus death.

"The patient died on Tuesday at a designated hospital in Bengaluru. The funeral rites have been done with all the precautionary measures as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India for COVID-19 suspect deaths," said a health official.

"I regret to inform that the COVID-19 test result has come out as positive for the woman.... The government stands committed to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state," tweeted Sudhakar earlier.

Sudhakar appealed to the people to stay at home and be safe.

Karnataka's first COVID-19 death, a 76-year-old Kalaburagi man, was also India's such case.

With Karnataka reporting 2nd Coronavirus related casualty, India's corona virus death total jumped to 16. As many as 05 deaths have been reported from different parts of India in the last 24 hours.

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