Mangaluru: Eight more COVID-19 deaths push DK's death toll over 100; 50 deaths in last 10 days
Mangaluru: With eight more COVID-19 related deaths in the district on Friday, Dakshina Kannada breached the 100-mark of COVID-19 deaths. The district on Friday also recorded 180 new cases of the virus.
Dakshina Kannada on July 13 breached the 50-deaths mark and has since reported over 50 days in the last 10 days. The death rate in the district which was believed to be under check has more than doubled in the last few days, raising concerns for the district administration.
The number of total deaths in the district due to COVID-19 stands at 107, including 8 deaths on Friday. Five of the eight patients who succumbed to the virus on Friday were men and three were women, an official bulletin added. Six of the patients were from Dakshina Kannada District while the other two hailed from Shimoga District.
125 people recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. The total number of cases in the district has gone up to 4,394. 1987 patients have recovered so far and there are 2,300 active cases in the district.
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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.
