COVID-19: Over 8500 recoveries, 7,542 new cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 7,542 new cases of COVID-19 and 73 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,51,390 and the death toll to 10,356.
The day also saw 8,580 patients getting discharged after recovery, the health department said.
A total of over 64,61,694 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,05,891 were tested on Friday alone, and 27,961 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Out of the fresh cases reported today, 3,441 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of October 16 evening, cumulatively 7,51,390 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 10,356 deaths and 6,28,588 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,12,427 active cases,1,11,481 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 946 are in ICU.
According to the bulletin, 24 out of total 73 deaths reported on Friday are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Dakshina Kannada (5), Tumakuru and Uttara Kannada (4), Chamarajanagara, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Shivamogga (3), Ballari, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Mandya, and Udupi (2), and Bagalkote, Belagavi and Kalaburagi (1).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 3,441, Mysuru 404, Bengaluru Rural 345, Belagavi 289, Davangere 280, Chikkaballapura 270, Mandya 246, Dakshina Kannada 220, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,00,634 infections, followed by Mysuru 44,137 and Ballari 35,342.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 2,31,483 discharges, followed by Mysuru 36,105 and Ballari 32,555.
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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.
