4,752 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka; 98 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka's COVID-19 daily count dropped below the 5,000 mark for the first time in 10 days on Monday, while it reported 98 fresh deaths, taking the death toll to 2,594.
The state recorded 4,752 cases taking the total number of infections to 1,39,571, while 4,776 patients were discharged after recovery, the health department said.
Bengaluru urban topped the list of fresh cases, with 1,497 infections out of the total of 4,752 cases
As of August 3 evening, cumulatively 1,39,571 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 2,594 deaths and 62,500 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
Out of 74,469 active cases, 73,840 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 629 are in Intensive Care Units.
"The number of recoveries in a single day has outnumbered the number of new cases for the 2nd consecutive day today.
4,776 people have recovered in the state today and 4,752 new cases have been reported.
Bengaluru has reported 2,693 discharges and 1,497 new cases," Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar tweeted.
The mortality rate in the state stands at 1. 86 per cent, while the recovery rate is at 44.78 per cent.
Stating that Karnataka's COVID recovery rate is improving steadily, Sudhakar in another tweet said, "The recovery rate in the state increased by 5.67 per cent in the last one week and 9.17 per cent in Bengaluru (till August 2)."
Twenty seven out of the 98 deaths reported on Monday are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Mysuru (13), Belagavi (10), Dharwad (8), Dakshina Kannada (7), Kalaburagi and Hassan (5 each), Tumakuru and Bidar (3 each), Ballari, Gadag, Haveri, Vijayapura, Chikkaballapur and Davangere (2 each), and Udupi, Raichur, Yadgir, Chamarajanagara and Uttara Kannada (1).
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 1,497, Mysuru 372, Ballari 305, Bagalkote 209, Dharwad 191, Kalaburagi 170, Koppal 157, Shivamogga 155, Dakshina Kannada 153, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 60,998 infections, followed by Ballari 7,354 and Dakshina Kannada 6,163, the bulletin said.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban was on top with total of 23,603 discharges, Kalaburagi 3,318, and Ballari 3241.
A total of 14,46,558 samples were tested so far, out of which 27,989 were tested on Monday alone.
Among the samples tested today 18,074 were Rapid Antigen Tests.
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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.
