COVID-19: Over 8500 recoveries, 7,542 new cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 7,542 new cases of COVID-19 and 73 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,51,390 and the death toll to 10,356.
The day also saw 8,580 patients getting discharged after recovery, the health department said.
A total of over 64,61,694 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,05,891 were tested on Friday alone, and 27,961 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Out of the fresh cases reported today, 3,441 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of October 16 evening, cumulatively 7,51,390 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 10,356 deaths and 6,28,588 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,12,427 active cases,1,11,481 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 946 are in ICU.
According to the bulletin, 24 out of total 73 deaths reported on Friday are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Dakshina Kannada (5), Tumakuru and Uttara Kannada (4), Chamarajanagara, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Shivamogga (3), Ballari, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Mandya, and Udupi (2), and Bagalkote, Belagavi and Kalaburagi (1).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 3,441, Mysuru 404, Bengaluru Rural 345, Belagavi 289, Davangere 280, Chikkaballapura 270, Mandya 246, Dakshina Kannada 220, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,00,634 infections, followed by Mysuru 44,137 and Ballari 35,342.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 2,31,483 discharges, followed by Mysuru 36,105 and Ballari 32,555.
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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.
