Karnataka logs 80 active covid cases; Bengaluru accounts for 73
Bengaluru, May 26 (PTI): The active covid-19 cases in Karnataka rose to 80 on Monday, with the addition of 37 new patients, the health department said.
Of these 80 active cases, 73 were from Bengaluru, it said in a bulletin.
Bengaluru reported 35 of the 37 new cases on Monday.
The state's positivity rate in the last 24 hours stood at 19.37 per cent, the bulletin added.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there was no cause for concern, as most recent covid-19 cases in the state involved only mild infections. However, he stressed the need for continued precautions.
Daily report of Covid 19 as on 26-05-2025
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ED arrests ex-Rajasthan MLA in money laundering case
Jaipur (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Rajasthan MLA Baljit Yadav on money laundering charges linked to an alleged funds embezzlement case, official sources said on Wednesday.
The former independent legislator from the Behror assembly seat was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday, they said.
The case is related to alleged embezzlement of MLA funds in the guise of supply of sports equipment to schools, according to ED officials.
The federal agency had conducted searches against Yadav in January last year.
