Sept 24: K'taka reports 275 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality
Bengaluru, Sep 24: Karnataka saw further decline in the COVID-19 cases from 319 on Friday to 275 on Saturday, taking the total infections to 40,63,427 so far, the State Health Department said.
There was no death due to COVID today.
The department said in its bulletin that 241 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,20,052 till date. Active cases stood at 3,095.
Bengaluru urban district saw 132 fresh cases.
Other districts, too, reported new fresh cases, there were 36 in Kodagu,17 each in Mysuru and Ramanagara and 10 in Chikkaballapura.
The bulletin said seven districts reported zero infections and nil fatalities.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.3 per cent, the department said.
As many as 21,130 tests were conducted, those included 15,974 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done were 6.91 crore till date.
There were 22,094 inoculations, taking the total vaccinated to 11.99 crore so far, the department said.
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Man mowed down by speeding car in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A man was allegedly mowed down by a speeding car on MG Road in the heart of the city on early Friday morning, police said.
Srinivas, who was in his late 50s, died on the spot in the accident that occurred at Anil Kumble Junction here, they said.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 4.30 am. Srinivas was walking along the side of the road when a car travelling at high speed allegedly hit him with immense force. The driver of the offending vehicle fled the spot.
The impact of the accident was so severe that Srinivas died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
A case of accident under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death due to negligence has been registered, he said.
CCTV cameras installed in the area are being analysed to identify the offending vehicle, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
