Mangaluru: Four people who were infected with COVID-19 and were shifted to Wenlock Hospital in the city were on Monday discharged from the hospital after they reportedly recovered completely. Three patients reportedly hail from Kasargod while another patient hails from Bhatkal.

Twelve new positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of affected in the state to 163, the Health department said on Monday.

Bantwal: Residents of Pratap Nagar in Kadeshivalaya in Bantwal Taluk have reported that miscreants on Sunday night pelted stones at their houses. The residents claimed that the incident took place when the miscreants were returning after lighting Dias and Candles.

A 55-year-old man who was admitted to the Kalpana Chawla Medical College in Karnal on the suspicion that he might have contracted coronavirus, fell to his death from the sixth floor of the hospital on Monday while allegedly trying to escape, police said.

Mangaluru: Taking note of the communally hateful messages, news and pictures in the wake of Corona Virus, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Laxmi Prasad on Monday issued strict warning to people spreading such messages and news on local social media platforms.

Puttur: A person reportedly has been booked for allegedly posting derogatory remarks about Quran on social media platforms. The accused is reported to be a resident of Belandur village of Puttur Taluk.

Veteran music composer M K Arjunan, known for his mellifluous melodies in Malayalam cinema, died in the wee hours of Monday at his house in Kochi, family sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set an example and it is among countries which understood the pandemic's seriousness and took various timely decisions to combat the virus.