Karnataka has reported 3rd fatality of coronavirus as a 65-year-old man who died in Tumakuru has been tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive COVID-19 case in Tumakuru and a third death in the State.
He is a native of Sira and had travelled to Delhi on March 5th by train from Bengaluru. He reached Delhi on March 7th and stayed at Jamia Masjid in Delhi from March 7 to March 11 as he could not get a room in the nearby lodge in Delhi.
He was admitted to an isolation ward in Tumakuru district government hospital on March 24 and discharged on March 25th at 3 am against medical advice.
The country is witnessing a 21 days lockdown in wake of pandemic coronavirus outbreak. The number of cases in India has increased to more than 700 with 18 death reported.
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