Dec 2: 363 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 2: Karnataka has reported 363 new cases of coronavirus and 3 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,96,833 and the toll to 38,216, the health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 191 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,51,845.
Out of 363 new cases reported on Thursday, 206 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 105 discharges and 2 deaths.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 6,743.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.34 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 0.82 per cent.
Out of 3 deaths reported on Thursday, 2 are from Bengaluru Urban and one from Hassan.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 206, Uttara Kannada 22, Dakshina Kannada 20, Mysuru 19, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,56,823, followed by Mysuru 1,79,837 and Tumakuru 1,21,107.
Cumulatively a total of 5.34 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,06,300 were tested on Thursday alone.
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
