9,725 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka; Active cases go past 1 lakh again
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 9,725 new COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths, taking the total infections to 4.84 lakh and the toll to 7,536.
The day also saw 6,583 patients getting discharged after recovery, while the total number of active cases in the state once again crossed one lakh mark, the Health department said.
Of the fresh cases, as many as 3,571 were from Bengaluru Urban district.
Cumulatively 4,84,990 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 7,536 deaths and 3,75,809 discharges, a health department bulletin said.
Out of the 1,01,626 active cases, a total of 1,00,808 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and stable while 818 in intensive care units.
Earlier on September 10, the active cases had crossed the one lakh mark with the tally reaching 1,01,537. It had subsequently come down with an increase in recoveries.
Bengaluru Urban logged 27 of the 70 deaths reported on Wednesday, followed by Mysuru (17), Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, and Tumakuru (5), Uttara Kannada (4), Chikkaballapura and Vijayapura (2), and Bidar, Kolar and Yadgir (1).
Most of the dead 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 3,571, Mysuru 748, Dakshina Kannada 466, Tumakuru 401, Ballari 381, Hassan 308, Uttara Kannada 294, Shivamogga 293, Belagavi 258, Dharwad 246, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban has the highest positive cases with a total of 1,80,283, followed by Ballari 27,512 and Mysuru 27,486.
Among discharges too the state capital tops the list with total 1,38,289 discharges, followed by Ballari 22,002 and Mysuru 20,864.
A total of 39,86,283 samples had been tested so far and of this 70,981, including 34,336 using rapid antigen, were tested on Wednesday, the bulletin said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
