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A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka who died on Wednesday has turned out to be India's first coronovirus death, the state government announced on Thursday.
"Tests of samples taken earlier confirmed that the person was infected with COVID-19," it said. Telangana government has also been informed as he went to a hospital there, news agency ANI reported.
State Health Minister B Sriramulu in a tweet said the necessary contact tracing, isolation and other measures as per protocol were being taken.
Officials said the patient had severe co-morbidities such as history of hypertension, diabetes and asthma and appendicitis. State
