Aug 3: Karnataka logs 1,674 fresh COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 307 positive Covid-19 cases, eight deaths
Bengaluru, Aug 3: Karnataka on Tuesday logged 1,674 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 29.09 lakh, while 38 deaths took the toll to 36,650.
The day also saw 1,376 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,49,003, leaving 24,280 active cases.
Bengaluru Urban district reported the highest number of infections (477) and seven deaths, a health department bulletin said.
Dakshina Kannada logged 307 cases and eight fatalities, the highest among districts.
Mysuru district recorded 147 cases, Udupi and Hassan (104 each) Kodagu 94 and Tumakuru 80.
Thirteen districts reported zero fatalities, the bulletin said
Yadgir and Raichur districts did not report any fresh cases.
On Tuesday, 1,21,021 COVID tests were conducted, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 3.90 crore.
A total of 1,05,378 people were vaccinated, taking the overall number to 3.16 crore.
The positivity rate stood at 1.38 per cent and the Case Fatality Rate at 2.27 per cent.
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West Bengal: EC orders suspension of joint BDO ahead of polls
Kolkata (PTI): The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) in poll-bound West Bengal and directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against her.
The poll body, however, did not mention the grounds for the action.
In a letter to the chief secretary of West Bengal, the poll panel said the action against Jyotsna Khatun, the joint BDO of Purba Bardhaman district's Khandaghosh, is based on a recommendation from the chief electoral officer of the state.
"The commission has agreed to the proposal and directs that Jyotsna Khatun be suspended and disciplinary action be initiated against her immediately," the EC stated in its letter to the West Bengal chief secretary.
Khatun had been notified as the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) for the 259-Khandaghosh Assembly Constituency.
The poll panel has asked authorities to implement the order "with immediate effect" and submit a compliance report by 11 am of Saturday.
The letter also instructed the authorities to urgently propose a replacement for the vacant post.
