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COVID-19: 65-year-old man dies in Udgir in Latur, toll now 2

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COVID-19: 65-year-old man dies in Udgir in Latur, toll now 2
Latur, May 17 ()The number of COVID-19 deaths inLatur in Maharashtra reached two after a 65-year-old mansuccumbed to the infection in hotspot Udgir on Sunday, asenior health official said.

The man was suffering from diabetes, hypertension andpneumonia and breathed his last at 12:45pm in Udgir sub-district hospital, said district civil surgeon Sanjay Dhage.

"The man is a resident of Udgir and his family hadtravel history to Bidar in neighbouring Karnataka. Nine of hisfamily members, as well as doctors and staff who had beentreating him were quarantined as a precautionary measure,"Dhage added.

Udgir accounts for 41 of the 49 COVID-19 cases inLatur district.

The number of active cases in the district is 18. CORBNM BNM


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