Udupi district reports first death due to 'Black Fungus'; 76-year-old woman succumbs to infection
Udupi: The district on Saturday reported its first death due to the ‘black fungus’ also known as mucormycosis. The number of infection in COVID patients has significantly increased over the past few weeks and Udupi reported first death due to the infection in the district on Saturday.
The deceased 76-year-old woman was being treated at Adarsha Hospital in the city after testing positive for COVID and was on ventilator reports said. The woman breathed her last on Saturday at the hospital. She was a resident of Santekatte in the district.
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Adarsha Hospital is treating another patient with the black fungus. The patient is said to be a 45-year-old resident of Padubidri.
The seven patients from other districts who were admitted to KMC Manipal hospital in Manipal recovered from the infection and were discharged from the hospital on Saturday. The patients were residents of Hubballi, Davangere, Koppal, Chitdradurga, Dharwad, Ranibennur and Harihar. It included five women and two men who were discharged today.
Another patient from another district was admitted to KMC hospital on Saturday with black fungus. With this, the district currently has two active cases of infection.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
