7,184 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 71 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 7,184 fresh COVID-19 cases and 71 fatalities on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 7,58,574 and the death toll to 10,427.
The day also saw 8,893 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the fresh cases, 3,371 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone, the health department said in its bulletin.
Cumulatively 7,58,574 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed, which includes 10,427 deaths and 6,37,481 discharges.
Out of 1,10,647 active cases, 1,09,707 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 940 are in Intensive Care Units.
Fourteen of the total of 71 deaths were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Mysuru (10), Kolar (5), Dakshina Kannada, Tumakuru, and Uttara Kannada (4), while the rest were scattered in other districts.
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 3,371, Mysuru 501, Belagavi 298, Tumakuru 281, Bengaluru Rural and Hassan 220 each, Udupi 210, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with 3,04,005 infections, followed by Mysuru 44,638 and Ballari 35,531.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru urban was on top with 2,35,734, followed by Mysuru 36,470 and Ballari 32,954.
A total of over 65,62,710 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,01,016 were on Saturday alone, among them, 24,174 were rapid antigen tests, the bulletin said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
