708 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 3 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 708 new COVID-19 cases and three related fatalities, taking the infection count to 9,30,668 and the toll to 12,158 on Friday, the Health department said. The day also saw 643 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the 708 fresh cases reported on Friday, 399 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
Cumulatively 9,30,668 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,158 deaths and 9,09,701 discharges, the Health department said in a bulletin.
Out of 8,790 active cases, 8,607 patients are stable and in isolation at designated hospitals, while 183 are in Intensive Care Units.
Two of the three deaths reported were from Bengaluru Urban and the other from Kalaburagi.
Bengaluru Urban topped the districts in number of cases 399, Mysuru and Dakshina Kannada were next with 37 each, Tumakuru 29, Kalaburagi 24, Belagavi 21, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district also topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,94,213, followed by Mysuru 52,954 and Ballari 39,054.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 3,84,145, followed by Mysuru 51,654 and Ballari 38,320.
A total of over 1,57,89,978 samples have been tested so far, out of which 84,849 were tested on Friday alone. As on date 14 people in the state have tested positive for the UK strain of coronavirus.
So far 47 UK returnees and 26 primary contacts have tested positive during the RT-PCR tests,among whom 14 have been confirmed with UK strain, the data in the bulletin showed.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
