Mangaluru: Five more patient die of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada; reports 149 new cases
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday reported five COVID-19 related deaths and 149 fresh cases of the virus. With five new deaths, the toll of fatalities in the district has climbed up to 87 including 15 patients from other districts who breathed their last in DK.
The district had witnessed a slight slump in the number of cases for a couple of days, but on Tuesday it once again saw a surge in the number of cases.
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With 149 new cases, the district’s tally of cases reported so far has gone up to 3,834.
An 81-year-old resident of Mangaluru who had been suffering from respiratory problems; a 51-year-old man from Belthangady, who was suffering from a lung infection, high blood pressure, diabetes and severe respiratory problems; a 65-year-old man from Bhatkal, who suffered from sepsis with septic shock; a 63-year-old man from Haveri who had kidney problems and cancer; and a 52-year-old woman in the city who suffered from diabetes, cardiac problem and high blood pressure have died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, having failed to respond to the treatment, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said.
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Meanwhile, 127 people who were undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the district have recovered from the virus and were discharged on Tuesday. So far, 1,675 people have been discharged post-recovery. The district has 2,070 active cases currently, the DC added.
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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.
