Karnataka's tally nears one lakh cases with highest one-day spurt of 5,199 COVID-19 cases on Sunday
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday witnessed the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 5,199 additions, taking the aggregate in the state to 96,141, while 82 succumbed to the virus, the health department said.
There are 58,417 active cases including 632 in the ICUs whereas the 2,088 discharges on Sunday took the total discharges to 35,838, the department said in the bulletin.
The positive cases were led by Bengaluru urban district with 1,950 infections, followed by 579 in Ballari, 230 in Mysuru, 213 in Bengaluru Rural, 199 in Dakshina Kannada among other districts.
Bengaluru urban continued to record the highest number of deaths.
The city has seen 891 deaths so far including 29 on Sunday.
While Dakshina Kannada district reported 7 deaths, six each occurred in Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Dharwad and five each in Mysuru and Tumakuru.
Most of those who died were suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Illness and Influenza-Like Illness.
Among the 632 in the ICU across the state, 353 are in Bengaluru, 37 in Dharwad, and 29 in Kalaburagi, the health department said.
It added that as many as 74,475 primary contacts and 64,033 secondary contacts are under observation.
As many as 33,565 tests were conducted on Sunday taking the cumulative total to 11.76 lakh, the department said. PTI GMS ROH
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Chennai hospital airlifts heart from Thanjavur by helicopter
Chennai (PTI): A Chennai-based hospital on Friday successfully airlifted a heart from Thanjavur by helicopter, saving the life of a 33-year-old cardiac patient from Maharashtra.
The heart was retrieved from a 19-year-old donor who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a road accident and was declared brain-dead on December 26, said a press release issued by Chennai-based MGM Healthcare.
The hospital claimed that this was the first time a chopper had landed within city limits for an organ transplant operation.
The donor's family consented to organ donation, following which the heart and small intestine were retrieved from Thanjavur government hospital.
The heart and lung transplant team transported the organ by special chopper from Thanjavur to D G Vaishnav College here, from where it reached MGM Healthcare in just two minutes with a green corridor facilitated by Chennai police, said the press release.
The transplant procedure was performed by a team headed by Dr K R Balakrishnan, Director of the Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at MGM Healthcare.
"This remarkable achievement stands as a testament to the dedication of healthcare professionals and the collaborative spirit of communities working together to save lives," the statement from MGM Healthcare said.
