Aug 2: Karnataka logs 1,285 new COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 219 positive Covid-19 cases, four deaths
Bengaluru, Aug 2: Karnataka recorded a dip in new COVID-19 cases on Monday, logging 1,285 cases, taking the tally to 29.08 lakh, while the toll crossed the 20,000 mark with 25 more deaths.
The state had reported 1,875 cases on Sunday.
The twenty five deaths took the toll to 20,021, a health department bulletin said.
Active cases stood at 24,021, while 1,383 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 28,47,627.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 290 infections and five deaths, both of which were the highest in the state.
Dakshina Kannada was next with 219 cases and four fatalities
Udupi recorded 135 cases, Mysuru 102, Hassan 91, Kodagu 81 and Tumakuru 73.
Fatalities were reported from 10 districts, while 20 had none
The state conducted 1,33,030 COVID tests on Monday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 3.89 crore.
A total of 4,42,330 people were vaccinated today, taking the overall figure to to 3.11 crore.
The positivity rate was 0.96 per cent and the Case Fatality Rate, 1.94 per cent, the department said.
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ISRO launches Mission MITRA for safety of human spaceflight mission crew
Bengaluru (PTI): ISRO on Friday said it has undertaken mission MITRA in Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh, from April 2 to 9, a first-of-its-kind team behavioural study for the benefit of human spaceflight missions such as Gaganyaan.
The mission, inaugurated by the ISRO chairman V Narayanan, was mainly for the crew safety and performance.
"Mission MITRA is a first-of-its-kind team behavioural study designed by ISRO and IAF-Institute of Aerospace Medicine to examine the physiological, psychological, and operational dynamics of Crew and ground teams functioning in a high-altitude environment," ISRO said in a statement.
This study is targeted to generate vital understanding on the team interoperability between crew (Gaganyatris) and ground control teams and the effectiveness of decision making under environmental & operational stress, the space agency said.
Noting that the crew safety and performance are the most critical elements of all Human Spaceflight Missions, ISRO said the ability of the crew to communicate effectively, adapt to stress, maintain psychological resilience and support one another determines the success and safety of any mission.
Analogue missions conducted under controlled yet realistic conditions are utilised to understand how crews perform under challenging conditions, it added.
The space agency said the high altitude of approximately 3,500 meters at Leh having the environmental conditions of hypoxia, low temperature, and isolation, is a natural analogue for spaceflight operations.
