6,997 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka on Wednesday, 38 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 6,997 new COVID-19 cases and 38 fatalities, taking the infection tally to 5,40,847 and the toll to 8,266, the health department said.
The day also saw 5,460 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 6,997 fresh cases reported on Wednesday, 3,547 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of September 23 evening, cumulatively 5,40,847 COVID- 19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 8,266 deaths and 4,37,910 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
Out of 94,652 active cases, 93,836 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 816 are in Intensive Care Units.
Twenty three out of 38 deaths reported were from Bengaluru urban, followed by Shivamogga (7), Bengaluru Rural (6), and Vijayapura (2).
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 3,547, Mysuru 341, Hassan 315, Chikkamagaluru 252, Mandya 203, Ballari 192, Belagavi 191, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of cases with a total of 2,04,275 infections, followed by Mysuru 31,092, and Ballari 29,652.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru urban was on top with total of 1,61,565 discharges, followed by Mysuru 26,051 and Ballari 25,111.
A total of 43,94,840 samples were tested so far, out of which 56,398 were on Wednesday alone.
Among the samples tested today 21,394 were Rapid Antigen Tests.
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BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut’s gaffe on BJP's Tejasvi Surya, Tejashwi Yadav reacts
Shimla, May 5: In a gaffe, actor and BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut mistakenly named her party colleague Tejasvi Surya while intending to target RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during an election rally.
The faux pas also elicited a response from the former Bihar deputy chief minister.
Addressing a gathering in the Sundernagar area of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi on Friday, Ranaut -- the BJP candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat -- while referring to the INDIA bloc, said the opposition alliance is full of "spoiled princes".
"Bigde hue shehzadon ke ek party hai, chahe woh Rahul Gandhi ho jayen, jinhe chand mein aalo ugane ho; Tejasvi Surya ho jayen, jo apni gunda-gardi karte hai, machli uchal uchal ke khate hai (There is a party of spoiled princes like Rahul Gandhi who wants to grow potatoes on the moon or Tejasvi Surya who does hooliganism and shows off while eating fish)...," she had said, after which several netizens poked fun at her on social media.
Tejasvi Surya is the Bangalore South MP and the party's candidate from the same constituency while Tejashwi Yadav is an RJD leader who recently came under fire from the BJP after he posted a clip in which he is eating fish during the Navratri festival.
He had claimed that the footage was shot before the festivities began.
On Saturday, Yadav reacted to Ranaut's gaffe, sharing a clip of her speech with a cryptic remark, saying, "Yeh kaun mohtarma hain? (Who is this lady?)."
ये मोहतरमा कौन है? https://t.co/RvTfHjm26I
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 4, 2024
