Udupi: In what has taken the total number of death due to COVID-19 in Udupi District, a 59-year-old man succumbed to the virus on Thursday at Dr. TMA Pai Hospital here.

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The deceased is said to be a resident of Amparu village in Kundapur Taluk.

According to the details, the patient was admitted to the hospital due to his deteriorating health, and he later tested positive for COVID-19. He breathed his last on Thursday.

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Virudhunagar (PTI): More than 10 workers were feared dead following a blast in a firecrackers manufacturing unit near here and some others were severely injured, police said.

The blast occurred when about 30 workers were engaged in routine manufacturing related processes at the firecrackers unit at Kattanarpatti near here, they said adding portions of the building too collapsed under the impact.