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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Raichur: Three students among four killed, ten injured in road accident
Raichur (PTI): At least four persons including three students were killed and ten others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned in the wee hours of Wednesday in this district, police said.
The vehicle was carrying students of Mantralaya Sanskrit Pathashala were on a pilgrimage to Hampi to offer prayers at Narahari Temple. Police said the accident occurred near Araginamara Camp in Sindhanur.
Deceased students have been identified as Aryavandan (18), Sucheendra (22) and Abhilash (20). Driver Shiva (24) too lost his life in this accident. The 10 injured people have been admitted to a local hospital.
The Sindhanur police visited the spot, shifted the bodies to the mortuary and injured to the hospital. Sindhanur Traffic Police Station registered a case.
