The report of swab sample tests from Nimhans in Bangalore confirmed that the 40-year-old man from Koppal district, who died at KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital here on Saturday, was affected with H1N1.
An official release here said the five other affected persons are a woman (23), a man (47) and two girls of 13 and 19 years from Belgaum taluk and an 18-year-old girl from Gokak.
As many as 69 have tested positive and seven have died of H1N1 since January, the release stated.