522 fresh COVID-19 cases, four deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Karnataka reported 522 fresh COVID-19 cases and four related deaths, taking the infection count and toll to 9,39,387 and 12,217 respectively on Sunday, the Health department said.
The day also saw 465 patients being discharged after recovery, leaving 6,029 active cases.
Cumulatively 9,39,387 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and this includes 12,217 deaths and 9,21,122 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
Of the active cases, as many as 145 patients are in Intensive Care Units of various hospitals, it said
Of the four fresh deaths reported today, three were from Bengaluru Urban and one from Dharward.
Bengaluru Urban district accounted for 242 of the fresh cases reported on Tuesday
It was followed by Mysuru 53, Dakshina Kannada 33, Tumakuru 23, Kalaburagi 18, 17 each in Chikkaballapura and Uttara Kannada, 14 in Chitradurga and 13 in Hassan.
Twenty nine out of the 31 districts reported nil fatalities.
A total of over 1.70 crore samples have been tested so far, out of which 75,451 were done on Sunday.
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Fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi, nine killed
New Delhi (PTI): At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
"Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital," a senior police officer said.
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained, and efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
