5,483 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 84 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka reported over 5,000 COVID-19 cases for the eighth consecutive day on Friday, with 5,843 infections and also recorded 84 fatalities, taking the death toll to 2,314.
The additions to confirmed cases took the total number of infected to 1,24,115, the health department said in a bulletin.
The day also saw 3,130 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of the 5,483 fresh cases reported on Friday, 2,220 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of July 31 evening, cumulatively 1,24,115 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, which includes 2,314 deaths and 49,788 discharges, the bulletin said.
It said that out of 72,005 active cases, 71,396 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 609 are in Intensive Care Units.
The mortality rate stands at 1.86 per cent, while the recovery rate is 40.14 per cent, the bulletin said.
Twenty out of the 84 deaths reported on Friday were from Bengaluru urban, followed by Dakshina Kannada (10), Dharwad (7), Kalaburagi (6), Belagavi, Mysuru, Vijayaypura (5 each), Shivamogga, Tumakuru (4 each), Gadag, Kodagu (3 each), Davangere, Raichur, Bidar (2 each) and Hassan, Uttara Kannada, Ramanagara, Bagalkote, Yadgir and Chamarajanagara (one each).
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among districts where new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 2,220, Ballari 340, Belagavi 217, Udupi 213, Dakshina Kannada and Mysuru 204, Dharwad 180, Shivamogga 158, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district also topped the list of positive cases, with 55,544 infections, followed by Ballari 6,403 and Dakshina Kannada 5,708, the bulletin said.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban was on top with 16,896, followed by Ballari 2,710 and Kalaburagi 2,702.
A total of 13,50,792 samples were tested so far, out of which 36,936 were tested on Friday alone.
Among the samples tested today, 22,164 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.
