Alarming rise in COVID cases in Karnataka pushes state tally over 50,000; death toll crosses 1000
4,169 new cases; 104 deaths reported on Thursday
Bengaluru: In what has come as a whopping increase in the daily-spike of COVID-19 cases in the state, Karnataka on Thursday reported over 4000 cases for the first time. The state for the first time also breached the 100-mark for the deaths reported in a single day as it recorded 104 deaths due to the virus between Wednesday 5 pm and Thursday at 5 pm.
The state reported 4,169 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday which has also taken the total tally of the number of cases reported so far in the state to over 50k-mark. The tally now stands at 51,422 cases. 104 deaths on Thursday has taken the number of fatalities in the state over 1k-mark. The state now has 1,032 deaths so far.
Bengaluru Urban District reported 70 deaths on Thursday while Dakshina Kananda 7, Kolar 6, Bagalkote 5, Mysuru 3, Belagavi 3, Bellary 4, Bidar 2, Hassan 2, Kalaburagi and Mandya one each were other districts that reported COVID-19 related deaths.
Bengaluru Urban on Thursday reported 2,344 fresh positive cases of the virus, while among others, Dakshina Kannada 238, Dharwad 176, Vijaypur 144, Mysuru 130, Kalaburagi 123, Udupi 113, Raichur 101, Belagavi 92, Uttara Kannada 79, Chikkaballapur 77, Bidar 53, Shivmoga 46, Gadag 44, Bellary 44, Kolar 43, Bagalkote 39, Yadgiri 34, Koppal 32, Bengaluru Rural 31, Hassan 31, Chikkamagaluru 30, Davangere 25, Chitradurga 21, Haveri 18, Kodagu 18, Chamrajnagar 16, Tumkuru 12, Mandya 11, Ramnagar 4, reported fresh cases on Thursday, a bulletin from the Department of Health and Family Welfare stated.
Of the 51,422 cases reported so far in the State, 19,729 people have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 1,263 on Thursday. 104 people have succumbed to the virus while there are 30,655 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
