COVID-19: Over 6 lakh recoveries so far in Karnataka, 8,191 new cases
Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 8,191 new COVID-19 cases and 87 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,26,106 and the death toll to 10,123, the Health Department said on Tuesday.
The day also saw 10,421 patients getting discharged, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to over 6 lakh mark.
Out of the 8,191 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 3,776 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
As of October 13 evening, cumulatively 7,26,106 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 10,123 deaths and 6,02,505 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,13,459 active cases, as many as 1,12,540 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 919 were in ICU.
As many as 28 out of the 87 deaths reported on Tuesday are from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Hassan (10), Tumakuru (7), Bengaluru Rural (5), Ballari, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mysuru and Ramanagara (3), Chamarajanagara, Dharwad, Mandya and Shivamogga (2), and Bagalkote, Belagavi, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura and Yadgir (1).
Most of the dead were 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 accounted for 3,776, followed by Mysuru (416), Tumakuru (391), Belagavi (358), Dakshina Kannada (314), Chitradurga (242), Hassan (238), Chikkamagaluru (231), Mandya (215), Bengaluru Rural (208) and others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2,88,831 infections, followed by Mysuru (42,789) and Ballari (34,611).
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops with 2,21,651, followed by Mysuru (35,050) and Ballari (31,860).
A total of over 61,37,221 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,06,241 were tested on Tuesday alone, and 43,023 among them were rapid antigen tests.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
