Karnataka reports 4,025 COVID-19 cases, 45 deaths
Bengaluru: With 4,025 fresh cases and 45 deaths on Thursday, Karnataka's COVID-19 tally and cumulative fatalities reached 8,16,809 and 11,091 respectively, the health department said.
A total of 7,661 people were discharged, taking the aggregate recoveries to 7,41,219 and the active cases stood at 64,480, including 935 in Intensive Care Units of various hospitals.
Bengaluru Urban district contributed a majority of the fresh infections and mortalities with 2,175 cases and 19 mortalities, the health department bulletins said.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3,33,037 infections, 3,820 deaths, and 2,87,678 discharges, including 4,378 on Thursday and 41,538 active cases.
Mysuru topped the list of districts where fresh cases were reported with 204, followed by Tumakuru 136, Shivamogga 127 Mandya 115, Hassan 114, while the rest were spread over other districts
Most of those who died on Thursday were aged above 50 and had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness or Influenza-Like Illness.
The department said as of Thursday over 56,866 people were home quarantined in the past one week whereas, in the past 14 days, 3,48,171 primary contacts and 3,33,651 secondary contacts were traced.
A total of1,00,683 tests done on Thursday including 75,681 using the RT PCR method, taking the total done so far to 77 lakh, the department added.
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UP Cong chief Ajay Rai hospitalised after fainting, stable
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised here after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.
They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.
"Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious as his sodium levels had dropped. He fell unconscious at his residence in Lucknow. For the entire day, he was engaged in party programmes and had also gone to the airport," Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi told PTI.
Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI, "Now, he (Ajay Rai) is stable and I am also reaching Lucknow."
Medanta Hospital Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor told PTI that Rai collapsed at his home on Friday evening and was subsequently admitted to the hospital's emergency ward.
Medical examinations revealed that Rai was suffering from a sodium deficiency and elevated blood pressure. Doctors administered immediate treatment and he is doing significantly better now, Kapoor said.
A team of doctors is monitoring his health. Rai is conversing with others and his condition is stable, he added.
In a post on X late Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rai a speedy recovery.
Rai hails from Varanasi and had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Modi from the parliamentary constituency. The Congress appointed him as the Uttar Pradesh unit chief in 2023.
