COVID-19 updates: Karnataka breaches 4000-mark, reports 267 fresh cases on Wednesday
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 267 new cases of Corona Virus taking the total toll of the number of cases in the start above 4000. Davangere District also reported the death of a woman due to the virus which has taken the number of death in the state due to virus to 53.
According to the bulletin issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday evening, the state recorded 267 fresh cases of COVID-19 between Tuesday 5 pm to Wednesday at 5 pm.
A woman who died on May 29 due after being admitted to the hospital due to fever and other symptoms, also tested positive for the virus taking the death toll in the state to 53.
Kalaburagi once again reported a high number of 105 cases on Wednesday while Udupi reported 62 fresh cases, Raichur 35, Bengaluru Urban 20, Mandya 13, Yadgiri 9, Vijayapura 6, Davangere 3, Dakshina Kannada, Bagalkote, Kolar and Mysuru reported two cases each in the Districts.
Hassan, Bellary, Dharwad, and Bengaluru Rural reported one case each in the respective Districts on Wednesday.
The state has so far reported 4063 cases of which 1,514 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals. On Wednesday, 111 people reportedly recovered from the virus and were discharged. The state currently has 2,494 active cases, the health bulletin confirmed.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
