COVID-19: 1,330 new cases in Karnataka, 14 deaths
Bengaluru, Dec 1: Karnataka has reported 1,330 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,86,227 and the death toll to 11,792, the health department said on Tuesday.
The day also saw 886 patients getting discharged after recovery.
A total of over 1,11,97,240 samples have been tested so far, out of which 94,885 were tested today alone, and 20,629 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Out of 1,330 fresh cases reported, 758 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of December 1 evening, cumulatively 8,86,227 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 11,792 deaths and 8,50,707 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 23,709 active cases, 23,373 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 336 are in ICU.
As many as 9 out of the total 14 deaths reported on Tuesday are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Hassan (2), and Ballari, Chitradurga and Mysuru (1).
Most of the dead are either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 758, Mysuru 51, Hassan 50, Tumakuru 49, Mandya 40, Bengaluru Rural 38, Dakshina Kannada 36, Chitradurga 33, Uttara Kannada 31, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,70,492 infections, followed by Mysuru 50,731 and Ballari 38,249.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 3,48,479 discharges, followed by Mysuru 49,401 and Ballari 37,461.
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Bodies of woman, man retrieved from lakes in Jamshedpur, probe underway
Jamshedpur(PTI): Jharkhand Police on Sunday recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from separate lakes in Jamshedpur.
A woman’s body was found floating in Dimna Lake on the outskirts of the city within Boram police station limits, an officer said.
Locals at the picnic spot alerted police after spotting the body in the afternoon.
A bag found near the lake helped authorities identify the victim as 43-year-old Sanju Devi, a resident of Sonari.
Though the exact reason behind the death could not yet be ascertained, it seemed to be a case of suicide due to domestic discord, officer-in-charge of Boram police station Neeraj Kumar said.
In a separate incident, police recovered the body of 37-year-old Zeeshan Riyaz from Beldih Lake within Bistupur police station.
Riyaz had been missing since Friday evening.
Police said investigations are underway to determine the cause of death in both cases.
