COVID-19: Death toll increases to 26 in Karnataka; 28 new cases reported
Bengaluru: A 56-year old man from Kalaburagi became the 26th COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, as the state reported 28 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 642, the Health Department said on Monday.
Davangere, which was in the green zone has seen a spurt in cases with 21 out of 28 cases coming from the district.
The deceased was a known case of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and was admitted on April 29 with complaints of cough and fever, the department said in its mid-day situation update.
His chest X-ray showed bilateral patchy pneumonitis and he died at designated hospital in Kalaburagi, it said.
"Twenty-eight new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon...Till date 642 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 26 deaths and 304 discharges," the bulletin said.
Interestingly, 21 out of 28 new cases are from Davangere. While one of them is with history of Influenza Like Illness (ILI), rest are all contacts of patients already tested positive.
Of the remaining, two each are from Mandya and Kalaburagi, and one each from Chikkaballapura, Haveri and Vijayapura. Three of them are with travel history to Mumbai and one to Hyderabad, remaining three are contacts of patients tested positive.
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Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Nanded (PTI): A farmer, his wife and their two sons were found dead in two different locations in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official said.
Around 8 am, the bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were discovered on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.
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The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”
While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.
The family belonged to the small-scale farming community, but it is not yet confirmed if financial distress or a domestic crisis triggered the extreme step, the official said.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking family who struggled against the odds of small-land farming to sustain themselves.
The Nanded rural police are recording statements of relatives and checking for notes or final messages left by the family.
