1,526 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Nov 27: Karnataka reported 1,526 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,81,086 and the toll to 11,738 on Friday, the health department said.
The day also saw 1,451 patients getting discharged after recovery while the active cases touched 25,379.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 808 cases and six deaths, followed by Mysuru with 75 cases and one fatality while the remaining was scattered over various districts.
Cumulatively 8,81,086 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and these included 11,738 deaths and 8,43,950 discharges, the health department said in a bulletin.
Of the active cases, 24,978 patients are stable in isolation at designated hospitals. As many as 401 were undergoing treatment in intensive care units.
Most of those who succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).
Bengaluru Urban tops the districts in the list of positive cases with a total of 3,67,885 infections, followed by Mysuru 50,523 and Ballari 38,197.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 3,44,687 discharges, followed by Mysuru 48,935 and Ballari 37,358.
A total of 1,13,591 tests were done on Friday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 1,08,04,148, the bulletin added.
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Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
Panaji (PTI): A court in Goa on Saturday granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier.
Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vasco, granted regular bail to Khattar, currently admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment of chest pain after he was shifted from the District Hospital in Mapusa two days back.
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
St Francis Xavier is revered as the patron saint of Goa.
The controversial remarks led to the Vasco Police registering an FIR against Khattar on charges of hurting religious sentiments and creating enmity between groups.
He was detained in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, by local police. His custody was later handed over to the Goa Crime Branch, according to officials.
