A 56-year-old man (P587), a resident of Saraf Bazar in Kalaburagi, succumbed to COVID-19 on Monday.
The deceased, a known case of SARI, was admitted to the hospital on April 29 with complaints of cough and fever.
Chest X-ray showed bilateral patchy pneumonitis. He died at the designated hospital in Kalaburgi, stated the state bulletin.
With his death, the toll rose to six in the district.