COVID-19: With 2,738 new cases on Monday, Karnataka breaches 40k-mark; reports 73 new deaths
Bengaluru: The surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka continued to head upwards as the state reported 2,738 fresh cases of virus on Monday, July 13. The state also breached 40k-mark of the total number of cases reported so far.
Along with the new cases the state also recorded 73 deaths due to the virus between Sunday 5 pm and Monday at 5 pm, a health bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare added.
Bengaluru Urban District reported 47 deaths on Monday followed by Mysuru 6, Dharwad 5, Shivmoga 3, Bagalkote 2, Kodagu 2, Belagavi 2, and Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Hassan, Gadag, Tumkuru, Davangere reported one death each.
Among the districts that reported fresh cases on Monday are: Bengaluru Urban 1,315, Yadgiri 162, Mysuru 151, Dakshina Kannada 131, Bellary 106, Kalaburagi 89, Vijaypura 86, Shivmoga 74, Dharwad 71, Udupi 53, Tumkuru 48, Raichur 45, Davangere 45, Chikkaballapur 42, Uttara Kannada 37, Bagalkote 37, Koppal 31, Mandya 30, Kodagu 29, Belagavi 27, Hassan 25, Bidar 23, Bengaluru Rural 21, Kolar 21, Chikkamagaluru 10, Chamrajnagar 9, Chitradurga 8, Gadag 6 and Haveri 6.
Of the 41,581 cases reported so far in the state, 16,248 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 839 on Monday. 757 patients have succumbed to the virus while there are 24,572 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
