2,627 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday take Karnataka's tally near 40k-mark; 71 deaths reported
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday, July 12 reported 2,627 fresh cases of Coronavirus coupled with 71 deaths due to the deadly virus. With this, the total number of cases reported in the state so far has climbed up to 38,843 while the number of fatalities has gone up to 684.
According to the latest health bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday evening, Bengaluru Urban reported 45 deaths, Dakshina Kannada reported 5 deaths while Belagavi 3, Mysuru 3, Davangere 3, Hassan 3, Haveri 2, Bagalkote 2, and Tumkuru, Chamrajnagar, Koppal, and Vijaypura reported one death each between Saturday 5 pm and Sunday 5 pm.
Among the districts that reported new cases on Sunday were: Bengaluru Urban 1,525, Dakshina Kannada 196, Dharwad 129, Yadgiri 120, Kalaburagi 79, Bellary 63, Bidar 62, Raichur 48, Udupi 43, Mysuru 42, Shivmoga 42, Chikkaballapur 39, Hassan 31, Koppal 27, Tumkuru 26, Kolar 24, Davangere 20, Bengaluru Rural 19, Kodagu 15, Gadag 14, Chamrajnagar 13, Uttara Kannada 12, Haveri 12, Chikkamagaluru 10, Bagalkote 7, Mandya 4, Ramnagar 3, and Belagavi 2.
Of the 38,843 cases reported in the state so far, 15,409 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 693 on Sunday. 684 patients have succumbed to the virus while there are 22,746 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
