BENGALURU: A 23-year-old man from Bengaluru, who battled diabetes along with Covid-19, died on June 12, becoming the youngest victim in the city. He was among three Covid-19 victims reported on Saturday, taking the toll to 81 in the state.
“The man was referred from a private hospital to Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital on June 9. His condition was severe with breathlessness, fever and high diabetes. But he got himself discharged against medical advice,” said KV Trilok Chandra, special officer for high-risk Covid-19 cases in Karnataka. When his test result came positive on June 11, he was traced and admitted. He died a day later.
In 24 hours, 308 new cases were reported, taking the caseload to 6,824. Of these, 31 are from Bengaluru.
“The man was referred from a private hospital to Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital on June 9. His condition was severe with breathlessness, fever and high diabetes. But he got himself discharged against medical advice,” said KV Trilok Chandra, special officer for high-risk Covid-19 cases in Karnataka. When his test result came positive on June 11, he was traced and admitted. He died a day later.
In 24 hours, 308 new cases were reported, taking the caseload to 6,824. Of these, 31 are from Bengaluru.
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