Mangaluru: Seven more die of Coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada; 218 new cases take tally over 4000
Mangaluru: Seven more patients being treated at private and government hospitals in the city succumbed to the virus on Thursday. With this, the district has neared the three-figure mark in total fatalities due to the virus. The total number of deaths in the district currently stands at 99.
Of the seven patients who died on Thursday, six patents were men and one woman.
The district also reported 218 new cases of the virus including 39 patients above 60 years of age and 7 kids below the age of 10 years.
118 people also recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospital. The district has so far reported 4214 cases of virus of which 1862 patients have recovered while there are 2253 active cases currently.
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
