COVID-19 count breaches 6 lakh mark in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The total number of coronavirus infections in Karnataka breached six lakh mark as the state on Wednesday reported 8,856 new cases, the health department said.
The state recorded 87 COVID-19 deaths, taking the toll to 8,864.
The day also saw recoveries overtaking the number of new cases, with 8,890 patients getting discharged.
Of the fresh cases, as many as 4,226 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
Cumulatively 6,01,767 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 8,864 deaths and 4,85,268 discharges, the department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,07,616 active cases, 1,06,795 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 821 were in intensive care units.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for 24 deaths followed by Dakshina Kannada (10) while rest were scattered over other districts.
Mysuru added 564 cases, Hassan 446, Tumakuru 362, Shivamogga 248, Mandya 244, Belagavi 243 and Dakshina Kannada 240, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2,32,663 infections, followed by Mysuru 34,518 and Ballari 31,529.
Among discharges too Bengaluru accounted for the maximum with a total of 1,82,581, followed by Ballari 28,833 and Mysuru 26,671.
A total of 49,01,083 samples were tested so far, out of which 94,886, including 48,265 through rapid antigen method, were tested on Wednesday alone.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
