With 735 new cases in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka reports 1272 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday
84 fresh cases in Dakshina Kannada
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday recorded the biggest single day spike of 1,272 new COVID-19 cases and seven related deaths, taking the total number of infections to 16,514 and the death toll to 253, the health department said.
The day also saw 145 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 1,272 fresh cases reported on Wednesday, a whopping 735 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone. The previous biggest single day spike was recorded on June 28 with 1,267 cases.
As of July 1 evening, cumulatively 16,514 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 253 deaths and 8,063 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 8,194 active cases, 7,902 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 292 are in ICU.
The seven dead include- two each from Bengaluru urban and Bidar, and one each from Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi and Hassan. Of the deceased, six are men between the ages of 30-80, and a woman aged 50.
Among the deceased two each are with the history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and Influenza-like illness (ILI), while the other two are returnees from Telangana and one person's contact history is still under investigation.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 735 cases, followed by Ballari 85, Dakshina Kannada 84, Dharwad 35, Bengaluru rural 29, 28 each from Vijayapura and Hassan, Uttara Kannada 23, Udupi 22, Chamarajanagara 21, Bagalkote 20, Tumakuru 19, Davangere 16, Chikkaballapura 15, 14 each from Kalaburagi and Ramanagara, Koppal 13, 12 each from Raichura and Chitradurga.
While eight cases each were reported in Yadgir, Bidar and Belagavi, Kodagu recorded seven, five each from Mandya and Kolar, Shivamogga three, Gadag two, and Chikkamagaluru one.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of positive cases, with 5,290 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 1,450 and Udupi 1,228. Among discharges, Kalaburagi tops the list with 1,103 discharges, followed by Udupi 1,058 and Yadgir 838.
A total of 6,37,417 samples were tested so far, out of which 16,670 were tested on Wednesday alone.
According to the bulletin, 6,04,822 samples have so far been reported as negative, and out of them 15,185 were reported negative today.
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India progressing under PM Modi, Karnataka heading towards decline: Union Minister Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru (PTI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said while India is moving steadily towards becoming the world’s third-largest economic power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Karnataka is heading in the opposite direction under the Congress government.
Speaking at a programme to mark the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, along with the Atal Award presentation and Good Governance Day celebrations, the JD(S) leader said Karnataka was once a model state for governance and development.
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“Karnataka was once synonymous with exemplary governance. It had adopted an outstanding development model and emerged as a leader for the entire nation. But under the Congress government’s administration, all these distinctions have been lost, and the State is now moving in the opposite direction,” Kumaraswamy said.
He alleged that the current dispensation has completely damaged the education sector, noting that Karnataka was once a frontrunner in education.
“Karnataka, which once ranked first in good governance, has reached such a state today. Frivolous politics is being played in a good State. Administration across all departments; including health, education, agriculture and revenue has deteriorated. People must now seriously introspect,” he said.
Asserting that the era of good governance must return, Kumaraswamy said people are fed up with the misgovernance of this government.
Bengaluru, once the IT-BT capital and a hub of education and technology, has seen its infrastructure completely deteriorate, he said.
"The state government lacks the mindset to accept even well-intentioned and expert advice. It has developed a culture of speaking irresponsibly even about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.”
Noting that the state has all the potential and capacity to move forward, the union minister said, “At a time when India is stepping forward to become the world’s third-largest economic power under Modi government, one wonders in which direction Karnataka is heading? It is moving backwards and sliding into decline.”
Remembering Vajpayee as “Ajatashatru”, a leader without enemies who rendered long and distinguished service to the nation, Kumaraswamy said leaders like Vajpayee are rare today.
“His contributions as External Affairs Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister were immense. He was a visionary leader who took the BJP from just two seats to 170 seats in Parliament,” he added.
Expressing concern over growing unrest, he said, “Karnataka must once again become a garden of peace for all communities. There is unrest in society. When one looks at what is happening within families, it causes anxiety. While technology is advancing and economic strength is increasing, there is fear even in turning on the television in the morning. There is no peace of mind for anyone. It is for this reason that I have advocated teaching the Bhagavad Gita at the school level. Unfortunately, politics is being unnecessarily mixed into this issue."
