The deceased was the husband of a patient who testedpositive earlier. He expired at a designated hospital inVijayapura, the department said in a mid-day situation update.
Two patients, a 55- year-old man from Kalaburagi and a65-year-old man from Bengaluru urban had passed away lastnight.
Eleven new positive cases have been reported in the statefrom Monday evening to this noon, including the person whodied in Vijayapura.
Till date 258 COVID-19 positive cases have beenconfirmed.
This includes 9 deaths and 65 discharges, the departmentsaid.
Other than the dead person from Vijayapura, those newlytested positive are three each from Bagalkote and Kalaburagi,two from Bengaluru urban, one each from Chikkaballapura andBelagavi.
Among the 11, seven are contacts of patients who testedpositive, two are with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection(SARI), one with travel history to Delhi and the other is witha history of travel to Hindupur.
From across the state most number of infections have beenreported in Bengaluru with 80 cases, followed by Mysuru 48 andBelagavi 18.
Those discharged include 31 patients from Bengaluru, 10from Mysuru, eight from Dakshina Kannada, six fromChikkaballapura, three from Davangere, two each from UttaraKannada and Kalaburagi, and one each from Udupi, Dharwad andKodagu.
Among those dead are three from Kalaburagi, two fromBengaluru urban, and one each from Bagalkote, Vijapura, Gadagand Tumakuru. KSUROH ROH