One more COVID-19 death reported in Karnataka; toll now 12
Bengaluru: Karnataka reported its second COVID-19 related fatality on Wednesday, with the death of an 80-year-old woman in Belagavi, taking the toll in the state to 12.
The elderly woman, a resident of Hirebagewadi in Belagavi expired at a designated hospital in the district. She was the contact of a patient who had already tested positive, the health department said in its bulletin.
Earlier in the day, a 65-year-old man, a resident of Chikkaballapur, had died in Bengaluru.
He was referred from a private hospital at Bengaluru Urban to a COVID-19 Designated Hospital late on April 13, with complaint of beingH1N1 positive, having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with obstructive sleep apnea, a past history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
Cumulatively 279 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state so far, which includes 12 deaths and 80 discharges.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
