Mangaluru: DK crosses 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths, nears 10k-mark of total cases
Mangaluru: Five more people died in Dakshina Kannada on Friday of COVID-19 while the district also reported 202 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. With the five new deaths, Dakshina Kannada breached the 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths. The total number of fatalities in the district due to the virus stands at 301.
With 202 new cases, the total number of cases reported in the district has neared the 10,000-mark and the total number of cases reported so far stands at 9,914.
Among the 202 patients who tested positive for the deadly virus on Friday 139 belonged to Mangaluru Taluk, 35 from Bantwal, 11 from Puttur, 3 from Sullia, 4 from Belthangady. 10 other patients were from other districts.
64 people also recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. With 7,193 recoveries and 301 deaths, the district has 2,420 active cases.
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Federation Cup: Neeraj Chopra wins gold in first competition on Indian soil in three years
Bhubaneswar, May 15: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years.
The 26-year-old superstar struggled to get going in the competition and he was second after three rounds. He took the lead in fourth round with an effort of 82.27m and he did not take the final round as he was leading after DP Manu, who settled for silver, had finished his final round throw.
Chopra last took part in a domestic competition at the same event on March 17, 2021, when he won a gold with a throw of 87.80m.
Since then, Chopra has won a historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, became Diamond League champion in 2022, world champion in 2023 and defended Asian Games gold in China.
He also won three individual legs of Diamond League and claimed a silver in the 2022 World Championships.
He is, however, yet to touch the 90m mark. His personal best and national record is 89.94m.
