Udupi: Two more patients who were being treated at a private hospital here have succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 on Sunday. With this, the total number of fatalities due to the virus in the district has gone up to 17.

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The two patients were being treated for various ailments at the hospital and both had tested positive for COVID-19, officials of the health department informed. The officials also added that one of the patients was male while the other was female. One of them hailed from Byndoor Taluk in the district, while the other was a resident of Indira Nagar in Udupi.

The 63-year-old woman from Byndoor passed away on late Saturday night while the male patient from Indira Nagar passed away on Sunday morning. Both of them were reportedly shifted to the ICU ward after they had tested positive for the virus.

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New Delhi, Apr 28: The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said.

The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant provision of the IT Act, they said. Sources in the Special Cell said that now arrests are likely to follow across the country.

According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."

According to the complainant, links from which the videos were shared were also attached for further action.

A copy of the FIR was also sent to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Cyber Police.