Karnataka adds 2,362 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 2,362 new COVID-19 cases and 20 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,51,212 and the death toll to 11,430, the Health Department said on Tuesday.
The day also saw 4,215 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the 2,362 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 1,176 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
As of November 10 evening, cumulatively 8,51,212 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 11,430 deaths and 8,08,700 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of the 31,063 active cases, 30,194 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and were stable, while 869 are in ICU.
As many as 8 out of the total of 20 deaths reported on Tuesday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Bengaluru Rural (3), Ballari (2), and Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Hassan, Kalaburagi and Tumakuru (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 1,176, followed by Tumakuru (136), Mysuru (135), Hassan (110), Dakshina Kannada (87), Mandya (86), and Vijayapura (78).
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,51,481 infections, followed by Mysuru 48,985 and Ballari 37,744.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with a total of 3,30,205, followed by Mysuru (46,927) and Ballari (36,660).
A total of over 89,32,699 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,09,508 were tested on Tuesday alone, and 30,914 among them were rapid antigen tests.
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Vaiko demands immediate rollback of LPG price
Chennai (PTI): Condemning the hike in price of commercial LPG cylinders, MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on Saturday urged the Union government for immediate rollback of the Centre's move.
MDMK is an ally of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu.
"I strongly condemn the BJP government for increasing the price of cooking gas for commercial use by almost Rs 1000 per cylinder in a single go, citing the rise in crude oil prices in the international market due to the US-Iran war", Vaiko said in a statement.
Pointing out that the price of a 19 kg cooking gas cylinder was increased by Rs 993 and the selling price has been fixed at Rs 3,239, the MDMK leader claimed that restaurants have been severely affected by the disruption in the supply of cooking gas for the past two months, and the prices of food items have also risen.
"In this situation, the increase in the price of cooking gas for commercial use will severely affect the public," he said, adding, "the union government should immediately reverse this price hike".
