The latest victim was a 67-year-old woman who died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital on May 8, hesaid, adding that she had co-morbid conditions like obesity,hypertension, thyroid and other ailments.
In the last 24 hours, 77 more people tested positive for the disease in the district, raising its tally from 1,858 to 1,935, the official said.
Till now, 898 people have been discharged after recovery, he said.
The virus fatality rate in the district, that falls under red zone and is the worst hit in the state, was 4.65 percent as of Monday morning, as per data analysis.
The death rate has been falling since April 9, when it was at a high of 10.33 per cent.
Curfew is clamped in the city limits and strict lockdown is being enforced else where in the district since March 25 to contain the spread of the disease.
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