Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) A 51-year-old Covid-19 patient from Kalaburagi has succumbed to the virus, registering Karnataka's 20th such death, Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar said on Monday.

"One more death of Covid patient in Karnataka on Monday. 51-yerar-old Alanad native who tested positive on April 21," Sudhakar tweeted in Kannada.

He said the deceased man got admitted to the GIMS Hospital, complaining of breathlessness.

"Total five cases of death in Kalaburagi," Sudhakar said.

--IANS sth/arm