Feb 16: Dakshina Kannada reports 19 new Covid cases, Udupi records 11
Bengaluru, Feb 16: Karnataka on Tuesday logged 438 fresh COVID-19 and six fatalities, taking the total caseload to just above 9.46 lakh and the toll to 12,273, the health department said.
As many as 344 people were discharged after being cured of the virus, as cumulative recoveries rose to 9.27 lakh, leaving 5,860 active cases.
Bengaluru Urban continued to account for most number of infections, with 306, followed by 19 in Dakshina Kannada, 12 in Mysuru, 11 each in Chitradurga and Udupi and 10 in Belagavi.
Cumulatiely,9,46,076 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which include 12,273 deaths and 9,27,924 discharges.
Of the active cases, 125 are in Intensive Care Units.
Four out the six deaths reported today were from Bengaluru Urban, while Mysuru accounted for the other two.
Six of the 31 districts -- Bagalkote, Ballari, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagar and Yadgir -- reported nil infections and fatalities.
A total of 1.80 crore samples have been tested so far, with 41,930 on Tuesday, the bulletin said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
