Karnataka reports 7,012 fresh COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday reported 7,012 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths taking the total infection count in the state to 7,65,586 and the toll to 10,478, the Health department said.
The total infections comprise 6,45,825 discharges including 8,344 today and 1,09,264 active cases including 945 in the ICU.
Half of the infections and mortalities were contributed by Bengaluru Urban district on Sunday with 3,535 fresh cases and 25 deaths.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3,07,540 infections, 3,525 deaths, 2,39,579 discharges including 3,845 on Sunday, and 64,435 active cases comprising 365 in ICU.
According to the health department bulletin, Mysuru reported 404 fresh cases, followed by Mandya (308), Bengaluru Rural (288), Hassan (257), Chitradurga (226), Dakshina Kannada (183), Ballari (171), Bagalkote (138), Dharwad (135), Udupi (129) and Chikkamagaluru (119).
The Health Department said three deaths due to COVID- 19 were reported in Dakshina Kannada and two each in Ballari, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Hassan, Kolar, Shivamogga, and Uttara Kannada.
One death each was reported in Bagalkote, Chamarajanagara, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, Tumakuru and Vijayapura.
While a majority of those who died were above 50 years of age, there were people in their thirties and forties too who succumbed to the infection.
According to the bulletin, there was one person in his twenties and three each in their thirties and forties who succumbed to coronavirus.
Most of those who died of coronavirus had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness or Influenza-Like Illness.
The department said as of Sunday over 1,06,235 lakh people were home quarantined in the past one week whereas in the past 14 days, 5.5 lakh primary contacts and 5.11 lakh secondary contacts were traced.
There were as many as 1,05,067 tests done on Sunday including 21,876 Rapid Antigen Detection Tests taking the total tests done so far to 66.68 lakh, the department added.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
