COVID-19: 2,530 new cases, 62 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada records 210 positive Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths
Udupi logs 148 Covid positive cases, one death
Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka logged 2,530 new cases of COVID-19 and 62 deaths, pushing the total number of infections to 28,64,868 and toll to 35,663, the health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 3,344 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 27,90,453.
Bengaluru Urban recorded 514 new cases, as the city saw 753 discharges and o9 deaths.
Active cases in the state now stood at 38,729.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.60 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 2.45 per cent.
Ballari recorded 11 deaths,the highest today, followed by Dakshina Kannada (8), Mysuru (6), Dharwad and Shivamogga (5).
Mysuru accounted for 294 new cases, Dakshina Kannada 210, Hassan 202, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,18,021, followed by Mysuru 1,69,088 and Tumakuru 1,15,964.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 11,88,419, followed by Mysuru 1,63,323 and Tumakuru 1,13,518.
Cumulatively, 3,54,76,314 samples have been tested in the state, of which 1,57,552 were tested on Thursday alone.
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Gangolli Police arrest couple in house robbery case within seven hours
Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.
The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.
The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.
Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.
The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.
