COVID-19: 815 new cases in Karnataka, 8 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday logged 815 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,23,353 and the death toll to 12,118.
The day also saw 1,377 patients getting discharged after recovery.
A total of over 1,46,54,318 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,23,067 were tested on Tuesday alone, and 11,445 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Out of the 815 fresh cases reported today, 393 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
As of January 5 evening, cumulatively 9,23,353 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,118 deaths and 9,01,579 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 9,637 active cases, 9,443 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 194 are in ICU.
Out of the 8 deaths reported on Tuesday, 6 are from Bengaluru Urban, and Kalaburagi, and Uttara Kannada (1).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 393, followed by Mysuru 57, Dakshina Kannada 44, Hassan 33, Chikkaballapura 29, Tumakuru 27, Udupi 26, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,90,348, followed by Mysuru 52,618 and Ballari 38,920.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,79,867, followed by Mysuru 51,268 and Ballari 38,194.
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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
