Feb 19: 1,137 COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths in K'taka
Bengaluru, Feb 19: COVID-19 cases in Karnataka further declined on Saturday compared to the last two days. Today, there were 1,137 fresh infections and 20 fatalities taking the cumulative cases and deaths to 39,35,585 and 39,777 respectively, the Health Department said.
On Thursday, the infections and fatalities were 1,579 and 23. On Friday, the numbers were 1,333 and 19.
A bulletin said 3,870 people were discharged and took the total number of recoveries to 38,82,340. Active cases stood at 13,431.
Bengaluru urban district reported 646 infections and eight deaths.
Other districts saw fresh cases: 64 in Mysuru, 42 in Belagavi, 35 in Tumakuru and 33 in Dakshina Kannada.
There were deaths in 11 districts, including two each in Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad.
There were no fatalities in 20 districts.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.43 per cent and the case fatality rate 1.75 per cent.
As many as 79,312 tests were conducted and they included 59,551 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done so far is 6.39 crore.
There were 1,07,790 inoculated and the total vaccinated so far was 9.96 crore, the department said.
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Man arrested for keeping daughter's body at home for four months after death in Meerut
Meerut (UP) (PTI): A 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly keeping the body of his daughter inside their house for nearly four months after her death, officials said on Thursday.
A resident of Teli Mohalla in the Sadar Bazar police station area, Udaybhanu Biswas did not perform the last rites of his 35-year-old daughter Priyanka after her death and kept the body in a locked room of the house.
The matter came to light in April after local residents alerted police about a strong foul smell emanating from the house, they said, adding that he was formally arrested on Wednesday.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Priyanka had died due to illness on December 1, 2025. Biswas stayed in the house with the body for several days and allegedly used perfume to suppress the foul smell.
Police recovered the decomposed body from the house on April 10. The body had largely turned into a skeleton by the time it was found, sources said.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination after completion of legal formalities, they added.
According to police, Biswas is originally from West Bengal and is a retired administrative officer from the education department.
Police said he has undergone psychiatric evaluation at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Medical College and was formally arrested on Wednesday.
