3 UK returnees among 911 fresh COVID-19 infections in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday reported 911 fresh coronavirus infections and 11 deaths taking the total cases and fatalities to 9,16,256 and 12,062 respectively.
Three more UK returnees were among those who tested positive, taking their total to 26, the state government said.
The total infections comprised 8,91,095 cumulative discharges of them 1,214 on Sunday and 13,080 active cases, including 209 in the intensive care units of various hospitals, a health department bulletin said.
More than half of the cases and fatalities of the day in the state were contributed by Bengaluru Urban district which reported 542 infections and eight deaths.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3,86,599 cases 4,299 deaths, 3,73,724 discharges, including 754 on Sunday. The active cases in the state capital stood at 8,575.
As many as 40 fresh infections were reported in Mysuru, followed by 34 in Hassan, 32 in Chikkaballapura and 21 in Chitradurga while the rest was scattered in 17 other districts.
Neighbouring Ramanagara reported zero fresh cases while Yadgir and Udupi accounted for one cash each.
The department said that 153 tests were conducted on Sunday on the United Kingdom returnees of which three tested positive and 87 negative. The test reports of 63 people were awaited.
Cumulatively, 1,587 people who returned from the UK, where a new strain of the virus has been detected, have been tested of which 26 have tested positive whereas 297 reports are awaited.
There were as many as 94,795 tests done on Sunday with 88,743 of them RT-PCR, taking the total specimens examines so far to 1.37 crore, the health department added.
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Rahul Gandhi to go on two-day Raebareli visit from May 19
Raebareli (UP) (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Raebareli Rahul Gandhi will arrive here on May 19 on a two-day visit, a Congress office-bearer said on Monday.
Congress district president of Raebareli Pankaj Tiwari said that on the first day, Gandhi will inaugurate a marriage hall at Thakurain Kheda in Bachhrawan. Subsequently, he will address a public meeting in Khiron. In Lalganj, he will participate in a 'mahila samvaad' programme.
He further said that on May 20, he will meet the public during a 'Janata Darshan' programme at the Bhuyemau Guest House. Following this, he will participate in the unveiling of a statue of Veera Pasi and attend a public meeting in Lodhwari.
He will then depart for Amethi.
In Amethi, Gandhi will hold meetings with party functionaries, workers and senior leaders at the party's district headquarters, Congress district unit chief Pradeep Singhal said on Sunday.
According to political observers, this meeting would form a part of the strategic preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, alongside an organisational review.
Discussions during the meeting are likely to focus on strengthening the party organisation down to the booth level, increasing participation of youth and women workers, and accelerating public outreach campaigns across villages.
According to sources, a large number of party workers -- from Gram Sabha to the district level -- have been invited to attend the meeting.
Gandhi is expected to interact directly with workers.
During the one-day visit, the Congress leader will also travel to Poore Ramdeen Pandit -- the native village of late Congress district president Yogendra Mishra -- to meet his family members.
Mishra, considered a close associate of the Gandhi family, passed away on March 1 following a prolonged illness.
Political activities in the district have intensified ahead of Gandhi's visit, and party workers have already started making arrangements for his reception.
Kishori Lal Sharma, the Congress MP from Amethi, is also holding regular meetings with local leaders and functionaries to review the preparations.
