68-year-old man dies of coronavirus in Kerala, second death in state: Govt

A 68-year-old man died of vel coronavirus here, taking number of COVID-19 deaths in Kerala to two, government said on Tuesday. condition of man was "extremely critical", a press release from state-run Thiruvananthapuram Medical College and Hospital said. This is second coronavirus death in state.

patient was on ventilator support for past five days and was suffering from high blood pressure. He was also on dialysis, it said. first death in state from COVID-19 was reported from Chullickal in Kochi.