COVID-19: 430 new cases in Karnataka, 3 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 5: Karnataka reported 430 new cases of COVID-19 and three related fatalities on Friday, taking the total number of infections to 9,41,500 and the death toll to 12,230, the Health department said.
The day also saw 470 patients getting discharged after recovery.
As of February 5 evening, cumulatively 9,41,500 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,230 deaths and 9,23,377 discharges, the department bulletin said.
It said, out of 5,874 active cases, 5,730 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 144 are in ICU.
A total of over 1,73,68,124 samples have been tested so far, out of which 74,119 were tested today, and 4,564 among them were rapid antigen tests
Out of the 430 fresh cases reported on Friday, 217 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
Out of the 3 deaths reported, two are from Bengaluru Urban and one from Dharwad.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 217,Tumakuru 35, Udupi 21, Kalaburagi 20, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,99,997, followed by Mysuru 53,513 and Ballari 39,172.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,91,762, followed by Mysuru 52,316 and Ballari 38,532.
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Emotional tributes paid to cops killed in blast at gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Emotional scenes were witnessed on Sunday as wreaths were laid on the mortal remains of three of the four police personnel killed in an explosion in a gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
The grieving family members were inconsolable, while security personnel tried to comfort them.
Amid chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram," public representatives, along with senior police and administrative officials, paid tributes to the deceased personnel.
The wreath-laying ceremony to pay homage to Inspector Sukhram Vatti (40), constables Krishna Komra (35) and Sanjay Gadhpale (29), killed in the explosion on Saturday, was held at the Police Lines in Narayanpur district, neighbouring Kanker.
The mortal remains of constable Parmanand Komra (29), who succumbed to injuries during treatment in Raipur, will be shifted to Kanker, where a separate wreath-laying ceremony will be held, police said.
Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj Pattilingam, after paying homage, told reporters that the four police personnel made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the region.
"I pay my homage to them," he added.
The four personnel were killed while they were attempting to dispose of a gunpowder dump hidden earlier by Maoists in a forest near Aadnar village under Chhotebethiya police station limits in Kanker district, according to police.
It was the first explosion linked to Naxalites in the state since it was declared free from armed Maoists on March 31, and also the first instance this year in which security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operations lost their lives.
District Reserve Guard (DRG) official Vatti, who was leading the team, hailed from Bijapur district. Constable Krishna Komra of the district force and constables Gadhpale and Parmanand Komra of the Bastar Fighters were residents of different villages in Kanker.
