810 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 8 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka added 810 new COVID-19 cases and eight related fatalities, taking the infection count to 9,21,938 and the toll to 12,107, the Health Department said on Sunday.
The day also saw 743 patients getting discharged after recovery and there are 10,893 active cases in the state.
The state's cumulative COVID-19 tally stood at 9,21,938, which includes 12,107 deaths and 8,98,919 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
A total of 10,707 patients are stable in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 186 are in Intensive Care Units.
As many as 464 of the fresh cases reported on Sunday were from Bengaluru Urban, which also accounted for four of the eight deaths.
Mysuru was second in the number of cases 43, Chikkaballapura had 32, Dakshina Kannada 30, Tumakuru and Bengaluru Rural 20, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,89,657 infections, followed by Mysuru 52,541 and Ballari 38,891.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 3,78,208, followed by Mysuru 51,161 and Ballari 38,167.
A total of over 1,44,32,085 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,21,897 were tested on Sunday alone.
To date, tests have been conducted on 2,173 UK returnees, out of whom 34 tested positive, 2,075 negatives, and the results of 64 are awaited, the bulletin said.
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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.
