Karnataka reports 1,222 fresh COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 38 positive Covid-19 cases
Bengaluru, Dec 18: Karnataka added 1,222 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, taking the total infections to 9,07,123 and the toll to 11,989, the health department said on Friday.
The day also saw 1,039 patients getting discharged after recovery, leaving 15,380 active cases.
Bengaluru Urban district continued to account for most of the cases, as it reported 687 infections on Wednesday.
Cumulatively 9,07,123 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed and these include 11,989 deaths and 8,79,735 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
Of the active cases, 15,157 patients are stable in isolation at designated hospitals, while 223 are in Intensive Care Units.
Four out of the eight deaths were from Bengaluru Urban.
Other districts that reported fresh cases included Mysuru 61, Hassan 46, Tumakuru 43, Dakshina Kannada 38, Mandya 29, Kalaburagi 26, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,81,623 infections, followed by Mysuru 51,666 and Ballari 38,609.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban was on top with total of 3,66,888 discharges, followed by Mysuru 50,325 and Ballari 37,793.
A total of over 1,28,22,390 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,04,541 were on Friday alone.
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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.
