Aug 6: 1,805 new COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada logs 411 positive Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Bengaluru, Aug 6: Karnataka on Friday reported 1,805 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,15,317 and death toll to 36,741, the health department said.
The day also saw 1,854 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,54,222.
Bengaluru Urban logged 441 new cases, as the city saw 434 discharges and 7 deaths.
Active cases in the state stood at 24,328.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.11 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.99 per cent.
Kolar reported five deaths, Mysuru (4), Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Mandya (3), Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Udupi (2), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada accounted for the next highest in number of new cases with 411 followed by Udupi 153, Hassan 103 and Mysuru 90.
Bengaluru Urban district has a total of 12,29,781 cases, followed by Mysuru 1,73,689 and Tumakuru 1,18,194.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 12,05,312, followed by Mysuru 1,70,017 and Tumakuru 1,16,148.
Cumulatively a total of 3,95,52,008 samples have been tested, of which 1,62,338 were tested on Friday alone.
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Adityanath meets Singapore Deputy PM; assures investors of biz-focussed policies in UP
Singapore/Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh is ready with land bank, business-focused policies and safety and security, Chief Minister Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday on a day he met the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
On the second day of his official visit to Singapore, Adityanath met the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, official sources said here.
Held in the presence of a high-level delegation, the discussions focused on leveraging Singapore's expertise in urban planning, internal security architecture and digital governance to help Uttar Pradesh achieve the target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.
During talks with Gan Kim Yong, the chief minister emphasised on UP's pro-business environment and highlighted the state's vast land bank and improved connectivity expected from after the Noida International Airport becomes operational.
The meeting also explored the possibility of Singaporean companies establishing industrial townships in the Delhi-NCR, with particular focus on semiconductor manufacturing and green hydrogen modules.
During his interaction with K Shanmugam, Adityanath discussed modernisation of the state's law and order framework, with emphasis on Singapore's technology-integrated policing model and disaster management protocols.
Speaking to investors, Adityanath listed infrastructure, logistics, MROs among other projects in the pipeline in the state, and said he held more than 100 meetings with the business community during his visit to Singapore.
The UP CM also noted that Singapore investors were committed to a large number of projects in India and UP, including the Ganga Expressway.
Business leaders Adityanath met included CEO and chairpersons of Temasek, Government Investment Corp (GIC), Singapore Airport Terminal Services, and Blackstone.
