COVID-19: 8,960 fresh cases in Karnataka, 136 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday registered 8,960 new cases of coronavirus and 136 related fatalities, taking the total infection count in the state to 3.18 lakh, the health department said.
The day also saw 7,464 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 8,960 fresh cases reported on Friday, 2,721 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
With 136 more deaths, the toll went up to 5,368.
As of August 28 evening, cumulatively 3.18 lakh COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 5,368 deaths and 2.27 lakh discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 86,347 active cases, 85,593 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 754 are in ICU.
Out of a total of 136 deaths reported on Friday, 41 are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Mysuru 17, Dharwad 9, Shivamogga 7, Dakshina Kannada, and Davangere 6 and others.
Most of the dead are either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounts for 2,721, Mysuru 726, Ballari 484, Davangere 379, Hassan 357, Shivamogga 314, Dharwad 299, followed by others.
A total of 27.13 lakh samples were tested so far, out of which 64,226 were tested on Friday alone.
Among the samples tested today 23,416 were rapid antigen tests.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
