COVID-19 cases reach 1.29 lakh with 5,172 fresh infections in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka's COVID-19 tally rose to 1.29 lakh with the state on Saturday recording 5,172 fresh infections and 98 fatalities.
The death toll mounted to 2,412 with the new fatalities.
There were as many as 53,648 discharges including 3,860 on Saturday whereas there were 73,219 active cases in the state including 602 in the ICU, the department said in a statement.
The spike in cases and deaths on Saturday was led by Bengaluru Urban district, which recorded 1,852 fresh cases and 27 deaths.
The city has so far reported 57,396 cases and 1,056 deaths.
There are 37,760 active cases including 338 in the ICU and 18,579 discharges including 1,683 in Bengaluru.
According to the health bulletin, 365 fresh COVID cases were reported in Mysuru, 269 in Ballari, 219 each in Kalaburagi and Belagavi, 184 in Dharwad, 146 in Hassan 139 in Dakshina Kannada, 136 in Udupi, 134 in Bagalkote, 129 in Vijayapura, 119 in Shivamogga, 109 in Raichur, 108 in Davangere and 107 in Koppal.
The coronavirus cases were also reported in Tumakuru, Gadag, Mandya, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, and other districts.
The department said nine COVID deaths took place in Mysuru, eight each in Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad, six in Udupi, five in Kalaburagi, four each in Belagavi, Shivamogga, Davangere, and Bidar.
It added that three deaths each occurred in Yadgir and Chitradurga and two each in Hassan, Koppal, Tumakuru, and Gadag.
Among the deceased, six each were in their thirties and forties and 18 in their fifties. The rest were above 60.
Most of those who died of coronavirus had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness or Influenza-Like Illness.
However, there were six persons who did not have any pre-medical conditions nor had developed any complications after contracting coronavirus, the health bulletin revealed.
The department said as of Saturday, 1.09 lakh primary contacts and 96,460 secondary contacts were under observation.
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Extreme weather may pose risk to inflation, says RBI Bulletin
Mumbai (PTI): Extreme weather conditions may pose a risk to inflation, along with prolonged geopolitical tensions that could keep crude oil prices volatile, the Reserve Bank's April Bulletin said on Tuesday.
The retail based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has eased to 4.9 per cent in March after averaging 5.1 per cent in the preceding two months.
The Reserve Bank, which mainly factors in CPI while arriving at its bi-monthly monetary policy, has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February 2023, citing concerns on the inflation front.
An article on 'State of the Economy' published in the Bulletin further said global growth momentum has been sustained in the first quarter of 2024, and the outlook for world trade is turning positive.
Treasury yields and mortgage rates are ticking up in major economies as expectations of interest rate cuts are being pared.
"In India, conditions are shaping up for an extension of a trend upshift in real GDP growth, backed by strong investment demand and upbeat business and consumer sentiments," the article said.
The RBI, however, said the views expressed in the Bulletin article are of the authors and do not represent the views of the Reserve Bank of India.
