Five succumb to novel coronavirus in Dharwad

DHARWAD/

HAVERI

: The pandemic continued to claim more lives in

Dharwad

, with five more falling prey to

Covid-19

on Friday, taking the district’s overall

death toll

to 85. Overall, it was a rather grim day for Dharwad, where 174 more people were confirmed infected with Covid-19, sending its overall tally to 2,842.

However, as many as 52 people who recovered from the infected were discharged on Friday. In all, 973 Covid-19 patients have been discharged in the district, as a result of which the number of

active cases

in Dharwad now stands at 1,784.

Of the five who succumbed to the

novel coronavirus

on Friday, four were women and the other was a 65-year-old man.

Doctor among 58 confirmed infected in Haveri
A doctor working privately in Byadagi was among the 58 who were confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus in Haveri district on Friday. In addition to the doctor, five Covid-19 warriors have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The overall tally in the district is now at 660, of which 251 are active cases. The North Karnataka district also registered one fatality, its death toll rising to 21 as a consequence.

A one-year-old boy in Byadagi Islampur Oni was the youngest to test positive in Haveri, while an 80-year-old man from Guttal was the oldest.