34 more cases reported in Karnataka on Thursday; total number of cases rises up to 313 in state
Bengaluru: A 66-year old man from the city, became the thirteenth COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, where 34 new positive cases have been confirmed, taking the total number of infections in the state to 313, the Health Department said on Thursday.
The elderly patient from Bengaluru, who was COVID-19 positive was referred from a private hospital to Victoria Hospital here. He was on ventilator support since April 10 and died on April 15, it said.
According to the mid-day situation report by the department, 34 new positive cases have been reported since last evening to this noon.
"Till date 313 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 13 deaths and 82 discharges," it said.
Among 34 patients newly tested positive, 22 are contacts of patients already tested positive, five are with travel history to Delhi (repeat test), three are linked to pharma company in Mysuru.
While contact history of three is being traced, one is with history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). Four out of 34 new cases are children (below 18), one of them is a one-and-half-year old baby girl.
Of the 34 new cases, 17 are from Belagavi district, seven from Vijayapara.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
