COVID-19: 998 new cases in Karnataka, 11 deaths
Dakshina Kannada reports three more Covid19 deaths
Bengaluru, Dec 7: Karnataka on Monday reported 998 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,94,004 and the death toll to 11,867.
The day also saw 1,601 patients getting discharged after recovery.
A total of over 1,17,89,715 samples have been tested so far, out of which 76,471 were tested on Monday alone, and 6,472 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Out of 998 fresh cases reported on Monday, 501 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of December 7 evening, cumulatively 8,94,004 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 11,867 deaths and 8,57,351 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 24,767 active cases, 24,488 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 279 are in ICU.
According to the bulletin, 7 out of the total 11 deaths reported today are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Dakshina Kannada (3) and Ballari (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 501, Chikkaballapura 48, Hassan 43, Mysuru 34, Tumakuru 32, Kalaburagi 27, Yadgir 26, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,74,525 infections, followed by Mysuru 51,079 and Ballari 38,370.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 3,51,065 discharges, followed by Mysuru 49,762 and Ballari 37,605.
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UP woman found hanging at in-laws' home; family alleges dowry murder
Maharajganj (UP) (PTI): A 29-year-old married woman was found hanging at her in-laws' home here, with her in-laws claiming it was suicide while her mother alleging murder over dowry, police said on Sunday.
According to police, Anukriti (29) had married Manoj Gond six years ago and lived with her in-laws in Mahadeva village.
Her in-laws claimed that she died by suicide after allegedly hanging herself inside a room of the house on Saturday evening, police said.
After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem.
Paniyara police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Singh said that based on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, a case was registered on Sunday against her husband Manoj Gond, mother-in-law Punam, father-in-law Sumer Gond, and brother-in-law Munna Gond.
The complainant alleged that Anukriti was being harassed for dowry by in-laws and was murdered over dowry-related demands, Singh said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
