Karnataka clocks 1,194 fresh coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
33 Covid-19 positive cases reported in Dakshina Kannada
Bengaluru, Dec 20: After several months since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Karnataka reported only five deaths on Sunday taking the toll to 12,009 whereas the total caseload touched 9.09 lakh with 1,194 new infections, the health department said.
The total infection count comprised 8,82,944 discharges cumulatively including 1,062 on Sunday and 14,497 active cases, a bulletin issued by the department said.
Half the cases reported in the state on Sunday were contributed by Bengaluru urban district which saw 659 infections.
The city also witnessed a steep decline in daily fatalities with just two deaths on Sunday, which is lowest after several months.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3.82 lakh cases, 4,268 deaths, 3,68,992 discharges and 9,607 active cases.
The health department in its bulletin said 75 infections were reported in Mysuru, 39 in Tumakuru, 36 in Bengaluru Rural, 34 in Mandya, 33 in Dakshina Kannada, 24 in Kolar, 23 each in Belagavi, Vijayapura and Hassan and 22 in Kalaburagi.
Cases were also reported in other districts.
Besides two deaths in Bengaluru, the health department said two deaths were reported in Chamarajanagar and one death in Vijayapura.
As many as 1,10,228 tests were carried out on Sunday including 96,324 using the RT PCR and other methods, taking the total to 1.3 crore, the department added.
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Manipur: Mortal remains of children killed in bomb attack handed over to family
Imphal (PTI): The mortal remains of two children, who were killed in a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district in April, were handed over to family members on Saturday, officials said.
The bodies of the five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister were kept in the morgue for 25 days, as the family members had refused to accept the mortal remains, demanding that the perpetrators be brought to book at the earliest.
On April 25, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh had appealed to the family members of the children to accept the bodies. Singh had also said that all efforts were underway to find the culprits.
The two children were killed in a bomb attack at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on April 7. Their bodies were kept in the morgue at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal.
The incident had triggered widespread violent protests in the five valley districts of Manipur, and the case was subsequently handed over to the NIA.
Hundreds of people lined up along the way to Tronglaobi to offer floral tributes, as the mortal remains were taken for the last rites in an open vehicle earlier in the day.
