COVID-19: 10,913 new cases in Karnataka, 114 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 10,913 new cases of COVID-19 and 114 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 6,90,269 and the death toll to 9,789, the health department said.
This is the third consecutive day that the state has reported over 10,000 new infections. The day also saw 9,091 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 10,913 fresh cases reported on Friday, 5,009 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of October 9 evening, cumulatively 6,90,269 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 9,789 deaths and 5,61,610 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,18,851 active cases,1,17,978 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 873 are in ICU.
A total of over 57,39,530 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,09,980 were tested on Friday alone, and 49,618 among them were rapid antigen tests.
As many as 57 out of total 114 deaths reported today were from Bengaluru urban, followed by Mysuru (10), Tumakuru (6), Belagavi (5), Chikkaballapura, Davangere and Kolara (4);
Dharwad, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada (3), Ballari, Bengaluru Rural, Bidar and Dakshina Kannada (2), Chikkamagaluru, Gadag, Kodagu, Mandya, Raichur, Udupi and Vijayapura (1).
Most of the dead are either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 5,009, Mysuru 826, Hassan 489, Davangere 450, Chitradurga 418, Dakshina Kannada 376, Tumakuru 366, Belagavi 269, Mandya 250, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2,72,371 infections, followed by Mysuru 41,058 and Ballari 33,980.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 2,06,976 discharges, followed by Mysuru 32,729 and Ballari 30,785.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
