Aug 1: 1,875 fresh infections, 25 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada logs 410 positive Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths
Udupi records 162 Covid positive cases, one more fatality
Bengaluru, Aug 1: Karnataka on Sunday reported 1,875 fresh COVID-19 infections and 25 deaths taking the total cases and toll to 29,06,999 and 36,587 respectively, the Health department said.
There were 24,144 active cases in the state while as many as 1,502 patients recovered in the state taking the total recoveries to 28,46,244.
Dakshina Kannada district in coastal Karnataka emerged as the number one COVID-19 hotspot on Sunday with the maximum 410 fresh infections and six fatalities.
With 409 fresh COVID-19 cases, Bengaluru Urban district stood second.
However, with eight fatalities, the city topped among the rest of the districts of the state.
The city has so far reported 12,27,748 infections and 15,880 deaths.
There were 8,553 active cases.
Other districts in the state too reported infections including 162 in Udupi, 146 in Mysuru, 108 in Hassan, 83 in Kodagu and 65 each in Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru.
According to the media bulletin, there were fatalities in nine districts including Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Kolar.
There were zero fatalities in 21 districts in Karnataka on Sunday.
There were zero infections and zero fatalities in Bagalkote.
The state conducted 1,55,048 COVID tests including 1,24,295 RT-PCR tests and other methods.
So far 3.88 crore tests were done cumulatively, the department added.
There were 1,02,120 inoculations done on Sunday taking the total vaccination to 3.06 crore.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.20 per cent and case fatality rate was 1.33 per cent, the department said.
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4 of family charred to death in fire at house in Howrah
Howrah (PTI): Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, officials said on Monday morning.
The incident happened in Sauria village in the Joypur police station area around midnight, they said.
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The deceased were identified as Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar Dolui (45), daughter-in-law Shibani Dolui (40), and granddaughter Shampa Dolui (15).
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the kuchcha house caught fire, officials said.
Two fire tenders doused the blaze, they said.
The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Uluberia for post-mortem examination, they said.
The family was very poor, officials said, adding that Dudhkumar also has a son, who works as a migrant labourer outside the state.
