Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) A 69-year-old man from Karnataka’s Vijayapura succumbed to COVID-19 even as 11 new people tested positive, raising the tally to 258, an official said on Tuesday.
“Till date, 258 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes nine deaths and 65 discharges,” said a health official.
The 69-year-old man was designated as the state’s 257th case.
Vijayapura is 526 km northwest of Bengaluru.
In the past 19 hours, Karnataka saw three COVID-19 deaths.
–IANS
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