Alarming rise in COVID cases in Karnataka pushes state tally over 50,000; death toll crosses 1000
4,169 new cases; 104 deaths reported on Thursday
Bengaluru: In what has come as a whopping increase in the daily-spike of COVID-19 cases in the state, Karnataka on Thursday reported over 4000 cases for the first time. The state for the first time also breached the 100-mark for the deaths reported in a single day as it recorded 104 deaths due to the virus between Wednesday 5 pm and Thursday at 5 pm.
The state reported 4,169 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday which has also taken the total tally of the number of cases reported so far in the state to over 50k-mark. The tally now stands at 51,422 cases. 104 deaths on Thursday has taken the number of fatalities in the state over 1k-mark. The state now has 1,032 deaths so far.
Bengaluru Urban District reported 70 deaths on Thursday while Dakshina Kananda 7, Kolar 6, Bagalkote 5, Mysuru 3, Belagavi 3, Bellary 4, Bidar 2, Hassan 2, Kalaburagi and Mandya one each were other districts that reported COVID-19 related deaths.
Bengaluru Urban on Thursday reported 2,344 fresh positive cases of the virus, while among others, Dakshina Kannada 238, Dharwad 176, Vijaypur 144, Mysuru 130, Kalaburagi 123, Udupi 113, Raichur 101, Belagavi 92, Uttara Kannada 79, Chikkaballapur 77, Bidar 53, Shivmoga 46, Gadag 44, Bellary 44, Kolar 43, Bagalkote 39, Yadgiri 34, Koppal 32, Bengaluru Rural 31, Hassan 31, Chikkamagaluru 30, Davangere 25, Chitradurga 21, Haveri 18, Kodagu 18, Chamrajnagar 16, Tumkuru 12, Mandya 11, Ramnagar 4, reported fresh cases on Thursday, a bulletin from the Department of Health and Family Welfare stated.
Of the 51,422 cases reported so far in the State, 19,729 people have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 1,263 on Thursday. 104 people have succumbed to the virus while there are 30,655 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
