Chikmagalur (Karnataka):Woman cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy's mother Cheluvamba (63) passed away due to Covid-19 at Kaduru taluk in Chikkkamagaluru district.
Cheluwamba died at a private hospital at Kadru on Saturday morning.
She was hospitalized four days ago. Indian cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy hails from Kaduru, a small town in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district.
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Karnataka has a total of 1,274,959 cases of Covid-19 with 26,962 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Karnataka has reported 14,075 deaths.
India reported 3,46,786 new COVID-19 cases and 2,624 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry. According to the Ministry, 2,19,838 discharges were reported in the last 24 hours.