Sept 24: K'taka reports 275 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality
Bengaluru, Sep 24: Karnataka saw further decline in the COVID-19 cases from 319 on Friday to 275 on Saturday, taking the total infections to 40,63,427 so far, the State Health Department said.
There was no death due to COVID today.
The department said in its bulletin that 241 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,20,052 till date. Active cases stood at 3,095.
Bengaluru urban district saw 132 fresh cases.
Other districts, too, reported new fresh cases, there were 36 in Kodagu,17 each in Mysuru and Ramanagara and 10 in Chikkaballapura.
The bulletin said seven districts reported zero infections and nil fatalities.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.3 per cent, the department said.
As many as 21,130 tests were conducted, those included 15,974 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done were 6.91 crore till date.
There were 22,094 inoculations, taking the total vaccinated to 11.99 crore so far, the department said.
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Vijay says no to CM convoy until swearing-in: TVK
Chennai (PTI): TVK chief Vijay declined to accept the police convoy vehicles provided to Tamil Nadu chief minister as per protocol until his swearing-in, the party said on Thursday.
A police official confirmed that the CM convoy vehicles provided to him "as per protocol" following the announcement of the Assembly election results were returned and have not been withdrawn.
The official also said that arrangements were in place for the swearing-in ceremony.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) clarified that its party founder Vijay had "personally requested that the convoy vehicles be returned". In a statement here, the TVK said: "Vijay conveyed that he would accept the official chief minister-level security only after forming the government with a decisive mandate".
Four convoy vehicles assigned to Vijay on May 4 after his TVK secured 108 seats in the Assembly polls returned from his residence following his request.
Even on May 6, the police had deployed security near his Panaiyur residence and in front of the Lok Bhavan here when Vijay called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to stake his claim to form the government. Vijay did not use the government vehicle to meet the Governor.
