Aug 13: Karnataka records 1,329 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
Bengaluru, Aug 13: Karnataka on Saturday reported 1,329 fresh COVID-19 cases and five deaths, taking the total infections and fatalities in the state to 40,29,446 and 40,144 respectively, the health department said.
The department said in its daily COVID bulletin that 1,614 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,79,155 till date. Active cases stood at 10,105.
Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 791 fresh.
There were 55 fresh cases in Hassan, 50 in Ballari, 46 in Raichur, 38 each in Dharwad and Mysuru, and 30 in Davangere.
Dharwad reported two deaths while Ballari, Kalaburagi and Shivamogga had one death each while 27 districts had zero fatalities. Bidar had zero infections and no fatality on Sunday.
The positivity rate for the day was 4.26 per cent, the department said.
As many as 31,154 tests were conducted, those included 22,967 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done is 6.82 crore till date.
There were 47,299 inoculations, taking the total vaccination tally to 11.73 crore so far, the department said.
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India cancel intra-squad match to prioritise net practice ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy
New Delhi (PTI): India have decided to cancel a planned three-day intra-squad match with the 'A' side during the upcoming Test tour of Australia as the team management wants to focus on additional net practice to prepare for the marquee five-match showdown starting November 22 in Perth.
India were scheduled to begin their tour of Australia with a closed-door warm-up match against the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A at the WACA in Perth from November 15 to 17. India A are currently in Australia for an unofficial Test series.
However, PTI has learnt that head coach Gautam Gambhir and some senior players want more time in the nets instead.
Rohit Sharma and his men will head to Australia after a shocking home series loss to New Zealand. Vying for a third straight Test series victory in Australia, the tourists will face added pressure, as a place in the World Test Championship final is also at stake.
It is understood that since the bounce of the WACA centre strip resembles that of the Perth Stadium track, all top order batters would prefer more time in the middle.
An intra squad match might not work in that scenario as if a batter gets out cheaply, then he might not immediately get a chance to bat again on the centre strip.
This marks a change from India's last two tours of Australia when the side played practice games ahead of the main series.
In the lead-up to the 2018-19 series, the 'Men in Blue' played a four-day match against Cricket Australia XI. For the 2020-21 tour, they started the red-ball leg with a three-day game against Australia A.
India A and the senior team played an intra-squad match in Johannesburg prior to the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Boxing Day last year.
Despite the match, the Indian batting came short in the Test. It's not known whether the outcome of this experiment influenced their decision-making for the Australia series.
