Karnataka reports 474 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 4: Karnataka reported 474 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the total number of infections to 9,41,070 and the toll to 12,227, the Health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 470 patients getting discharged as the total recoveries rose to 9,22,907 discharges.
Of the fresh cases, as many as 263 were from Bengaluru Urban alone, a bulletin said.
There were 5,917 active of which 146 were in intensive care units of various hospitals.
Both fresh deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban.
Dakshina Kannada accounted for 42 cases, Bidar 18, Chitradurga 16, Hassan and Kalaburagi 14, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,99,780, followed by Mysuru 53,498 and Ballari 39,169.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,91,534, followed by Mysuru 52,279 and Ballari 38,528.
A total of over 1,72,94,005 samples have been tested so far with 75,842 on Thursday.
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Emotional tributes paid to cops killed in blast at gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Emotional scenes were witnessed on Sunday as wreaths were laid on the mortal remains of three of the four police personnel killed in an explosion in a gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
The grieving family members were inconsolable, while security personnel tried to comfort them.
Amid chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram," public representatives, along with senior police and administrative officials, paid tributes to the deceased personnel.
The wreath-laying ceremony to pay homage to Inspector Sukhram Vatti (40), constables Krishna Komra (35) and Sanjay Gadhpale (29), killed in the explosion on Saturday, was held at the Police Lines in Narayanpur district, neighbouring Kanker.
The mortal remains of constable Parmanand Komra (29), who succumbed to injuries during treatment in Raipur, will be shifted to Kanker, where a separate wreath-laying ceremony will be held, police said.
Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj Pattilingam, after paying homage, told reporters that the four police personnel made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the region.
"I pay my homage to them," he added.
The four personnel were killed while they were attempting to dispose of a gunpowder dump hidden earlier by Maoists in a forest near Aadnar village under Chhotebethiya police station limits in Kanker district, according to police.
It was the first explosion linked to Naxalites in the state since it was declared free from armed Maoists on March 31, and also the first instance this year in which security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operations lost their lives.
District Reserve Guard (DRG) official Vatti, who was leading the team, hailed from Bijapur district. Constable Krishna Komra of the district force and constables Gadhpale and Parmanand Komra of the Bastar Fighters were residents of different villages in Kanker.
