Mangaluru : A 49 year old man from Kalladka in Dakshina Kannada died of corona infection on Thursday July 2.

He was admitted to the hospital on June 27 due to kidney-related ailments. As per sources, he was at home since 20 days battling various health issues like tuberculosis and liver-related ailments.

With this, the death toll in the district has now reached 18. Three lives were lost to the deadly virus on Wednesday.

The district has now recorded 18 deaths due to coronavirus.