COVID-19: 415 new cases in Karnataka, 3 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 10: Karnataka reported 415 new cases of COVID-19 and three related fatalities on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 9,43,627 and the death toll to 12,244, the Health department said.
The day also saw 322 patients getting discharged after recovery.
According to a department bulletin, out of 5,875 active cases, 5,734 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 141 are in ICU.
A total of over 1,76,91,918 samples have been tested so far, out of which 66,199 were tested on Wednesday alone, and 4,256 among them were rapid antigen tests.
As of February 10 evening, cumulatively 9,43,627 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,244 deaths and 9,25,489 discharges, the bulletin said.
All the 3 deaths reported were from Bengaluru Urban.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for208, Mysuru 45, Tumakuru and Belagavi 17, Dakshina Kannada 16, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,01,095, followed by Mysuru 53,684 and Ballari 39,184 .
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,92,857, followed by Mysuru 52,438 and Ballari 38,551.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
