Mangaluru: 24 COVID-19 deaths in last three days in DK district; 199 new cases, 8 deaths on Sunday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Sunday reported eight more COVID-19 deaths which have taken the total number of fatalities due to the deadly virus to 123. With Sunday’s figures, the district has reported 24 deaths in the last three days.
The district has reported eight days on each of the last three days since Friday.
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The district on Sunday also reported 199 fresh cases of the virus which has taken the total number of cases reported in the district to 4,811. Of the 199 new cases reported on Sunday, the source of infection of 83 patients was untraceable, the highest single-day record of such cases.
All eight patients who succumbed to the virus are said to be senior citizens. Seven of them male, and one of them is said to be a female patient. Seven patients were residents of Mangaluru Taluk while one patient hailed from Puttur Taluk, a health bulletin informed.
On the other hand, 90 patients who were being treated for the virus at various hospitals in the district, recovered and were discharged from the hospitals on Sunday. With 2,217 recoveries, the district now has 2,471 active cases, Deputy Commissioner informed.
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Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder
New Delhi (PTI): The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
A 19-kg commercial LPG - used by establishments such as hotels and restaurtants - now costs a record Rs 3,071.5 in Delhi as against Rs 2,078.50 previously.
Rates were last increased by 195.50 per cylinder on April 1. Prior to that, prices had gone up by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March 1.
In three increases, commercial LPG rates have gone up by Rs 1,303.
Prices of domestic cooking gas LPG - the one used in household kitchens - remained unchanged. Domestic LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7. It costs Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise ATF and LPG prices on the first day of every month based on international benchmarks and the exchange rate.
Global oil prices have shot up almost 50 per cent after the war in West Asia disrupted energy supply chains.
Petrol and diesel prices continue to remain frozen after a Rs 2 per-litre reduction in March last year; petrol currently costs Rs 94.72 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 87.62.
