COVID-19: Karnataka reports 529 fresh infections, four deaths
Bengaluru, Jan 26: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 529 fresh coronavirus cases and four deaths, taking the total infections to 9,36,955 and fatalities to 12,204, the health department said.
A department bulletin said 738 patients were discharged today after recovery.
The active cases stood at 6,633 including 147 patients in the ICU.
The caseload include 9,18,099 discharges.
Bengaluru urban district accounted for 276 fresh infections and two fatalities.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3,97,609 infections, 4,382 deaths, 3,88,962 discharges, including 452 on Tuesday, and 4,264 active cases.
According to the bulletin, 36 infections were reported in Tumakuru, 33 in Chikkaballapura, 26 in Mysuru, 19 in Dakshina Kannada, 16 in Uttara Kannada, 15 in Kalaburagi, 14 in Hassan, 13 in Belagavi, 11 each in Bengaluru Rural and Chitradurga.
Cases were also reported in Ballari, Chikkamagaluru, Davangere, Dharwad, Kodagu, Mandya, Shivamogga, Udupi and Yadgir.
Apart from Bengaluru, two deaths took place in Mysuru.There were zero deaths in 28 districts.
Bagalkote, Gadag and Koppal reported zero cases and nil fatalities whereas Bidar, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagara reported one infection each and zero fatalities.
Regarding the vaccination programme, the health department said against the targeted coverage of 1,094 vaccinations of the day, 435 people were vaccinated, which is 40 per cent.
Cumulatively, 1,77,022 people have been vaccinated against the target of 3,18,331, which is 56 per cent.
There were zero instances of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI).
There were as many as 65,563 tests done on Tuesday including 58,712 using the RT-PCR and other methods taking the total tests done so far to 1.67 crore, the department added.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
