5,938 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 68 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday reported 5,938 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 2,77,814, while the toll reached 4,683 with 68 deaths.
The day also saw 4,996 people getting discharged. Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum numbers of fresh cases reported at 2,126.
As of August 23 evening, cumulatively 2,77,814 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, which includes 4,683 deaths and 1,89,564 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
Of 83,551 active cases, 82,764 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 787 are in Intensive Care Units.
Seven out of the 68 deaths reported on Sunday were from Ballari, followed by five each in Bengaluru urban, Dakshina Kannada, Koppal and Tumakuru, four each in Haveri, Shivamogga and Vijayapura and three each in Chitradurga, Dharwad and Hassan.
Deaths were also reported from Belagavi, Chikkaballapura, Davangrere, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Raichur, Udupi (2 each) Bagalkote,Chamarajanagara, Uttara Kannada and Yadgir (1 each).
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Bengaluru urban accounted for 2,126 of the fresh cases reported, Ballari 406, Davangere 265, Koppal 256, Shivamogga 246, Kalaburagi 203, followed by others, the bulletin said.
Bengaluru urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 1,07,875 infections, followed by Ballari 17,679 and Mysuru 12,396. Among discharges too Bengaluru urban was on top with 71,329 discharges, followed by Ballari 11,302 and Kalaburagi 8,128.
A total of 24,13,951 samples were tested so far, out of which 40,848 were tested on Sunday alone. Among the samples tested today 11,071 were Rapid Antigen Tests.
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Rupali Chakankar resigns as NCP state women's wing chief
Mumbai (PTI): Under fire over her association with rape-accused 'godman' Ashok Kharat, NCP leader Rupali Chakankar on Friday resigned as the party's Maharashtra women's wing chief.
"Following a discussion over the phone with (NCP president and deputy Chief Minister) Sunetra Pawar this morning, I am tendering my resignation as state president of the Nationalist Congress Party's women's wing," she said in a post on X.
Earlier, Chakankar had stepped down as chairman of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women after her links with Kharat came to light.
In the letter shared on the social media platform, Chakankar said that she had clarified her stand on the Kharat case on the very first day, asserting that she had no direct or indirect connection with his financial dealings or alleged wrongdoings.
Her stand remains clear and firm, and the truth would emerge in the course of investigation, Chakankar added.
The allegations being levelled against her in the media without any evidence are "painful" but the truth would ultimately prevail, she said.
Kharat, who headed a temple trust at Mirgaon in Nashik district, was arrested on March 18 after a woman accused him of raping her repeatedly over three years. A total of eight FIRs have been registered against him since then.
Chakankar was a member of the temple trust.
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