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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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
