Aug 12: 1,857 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada logs 475 positive Covid-19 cases, 5 fatalities
Bengaluru, Aug 12: The Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala, continues to top the daily COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, as the state reported 1,857 fresh infections and 30 deaths, taking the tally to 29.24 lakh and the toll to 36,911, the health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 1,950 discharges, outnumbering fresh cases, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,65,067.
With 475 new cases, Dakshina Kannada outnumbered the state capital Bengaluru Urban that reported 321 cases on Thursday.
This is for the third consecutive day that Dakshina Kannada district has recorded the highest daily cases in the state.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 22,728.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.15 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.61 per cent.
Out of 30 deaths reported on Thursday, 5 are from Bengaluru Urban and Dakshina Kannada; Kolar 3, Belagavi, Chitradurga, Hassan, Shivamogga and Tumakuru 2, followed by others.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Dakshina Kannada accounted for 475, Bengaluru Urban 321, Udupi 191, Hassan 123, Mysuru 116, Chikkamagaluru 107, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,31,795, followed by Mysuru 1,74,315 and Tumakuru 1,18,465.
Cumulatively a total of 4.04 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,61,275 were tested on Thursday alone.
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Sameer Ahmed elected President of SKMWA Muscat for 2026–2027
Muscat: Sameer Ahmed, a native of Udupi and currently employed in a private company in Muscat, has been elected President of the South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA), Muscat, for the 2026–2027 term.
The election was conducted during the association’s Annual General Body Meeting held at Al Reef Hotel, Muscat, in the presence of chief guests Adil Shaikh, Monabba, Shareef, and Sahebzada Mehmood.
The newly elected office bearers include Vice Presidents Mohd Arif (Udupi) and Niyaz Mohammed (Mangalore), General Secretary Jaseem Basha (Kundapura), Joint Secretaries Rizwan Ali (Udupi) and Zaheer Hussain (Moodbidri), Treasurer Tajuddin Sheikh (Tonse), Assistant Treasurer Irfan Ahmed (Udyavara), Finance Secretary Mohammed Asif Gafur (Karkala), Assistant Finance Secretary Mohammed Akif Gafoor (Karkala), and Auditor Ashraf Ali (Kaup).
The Core Committee includes Event Coordinators Ansar Katipalla and Adil Moodbidri, and Sports Coordinators Ashpak Basrur and Muneer Ahmed (Sastan).
The programme commenced with a recitation from the Holy Quran by Zaid Asif. The Annual Activity Report for 2025 was presented by Sameer Ahmed, while the financial report was delivered by Mohammed Asif Gafoor and verified by Auditor Ashraf Ali.
Former president Azim was felicitated by Syed Mohiddin Saheb during the event.
The meeting concluded with an address by the newly elected president, followed by a vote of thanks proposed by General Secretary Jaseem Basha. The programme was coordinated by Syed Mohiddin Saheb (Sastan) and Ansar Katipalla.
