Karnataka records alarming 299 cases in single day on Sunday
Bengaluru: In the latest development of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state on Sunday reported an alarming 299 cases which has now taken the total toll in the state to 3211.
The toll of fatalities due to the deadly virus has also crossed the 50-mark with two death being reported in the state on Sunday. Total death counts in the state now stand at 51.
In an official release the Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday added that the state has recorded 299 cases from Saturday 5 pm to 5 pm on Sunday.
A 50-year-old man, who had returned from Mumbai and was kept under quarantine in Raichur district, died in a hospital on May 29. His test report shows that he was infected with Covid19. In another case, a 75-year-old man in Bidar district was admitted to a hospital with fever and severe breathing problems. He died on May 29. His test report too shows that he was infected with the virus.
Of the people who tested positive for Corona infection so far, Raichur has 83 cases, Yadgir 44, Bidar 33, Kalaburagi 28, Vijayapura 26, Bengaluru Urban 21, Dakshina Kannada 14, Mandya and Belagavi have had 13 cases each, Udupi 10, Davanagere six, Uttara Kannada five, and Ballari, Kolar and Shivamogga districts have had one case each.
Also, of the 3,221 positive cases in the state, 1,218 people have recovered. Of them, 221 patients were discharged from the hospital in one day. There have been 51 deaths while 1,950 people are being treated, said the Health Department.
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18-year-old graphic designer arrested for theft; says he lost job due to AI
Indore (PTI): An 18-year-old graphic designer, who claimed to have lost his job due to AI, was arrested with his NEET-aspirant woman friend on Thursday for allegedly stealing jewelry worth Rs 16 lakh.
The teen duo told police that they were inspired by the 2005 film Bunti Aur Babli, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shrikrishna Lalchandani.
They allegedly stole gold, silver, and diamond jewelry worth Rs 16.17 lakh from a shop in Rau police station area in the city on the night of December 22, the official told reporters.
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The entire booty was recovered from their possession after the arrest in Bhopal where they had fled.
Without disclosing the identities of the accused, DCP Lalchandani said, "Both are 18 years old. The young man is a graphic designer, while the woman is preparing for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). The two have known each other since childhood.
"During interrogation, the young man told us that he used to work part-time as a graphic designer at an IT company, but lost his job due to the company's adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and he was finding it difficult to make ends meet," the official added.
The accused, who come from economically weak background, claimed to have planned the theft after watching "Bunty Aur Babli," he said.
"The accused say they tried to sell the stolen jewelry, but the buyers, thinking they were children, wouldn't pay the right price. So they had decided to sell it after Christmas holidays," the DCP said.
