Dakshina Kannada records 5 Omicron cases among 6 new Omicron cases in K'taka, tally now 14
Bengaluru, Dec 18: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday said six more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in the state.
Of six cases, five have have been detected from COVID clusters that have emerged from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada district.
This takes the state's tally of Omicron cases to fourteen.
"Two cluster outbreaks of COVID have been reported from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today: Cluster 1: 14 cases (of which 4 are Omicron). Cluster 2: 19 cases (1 is Omicron). A traveller from UK has also tested positive for Omicron," Sudhakar tweeted.
The new cases of Omicron have been detected after five cases were reported in the state on Thursday.
Earlier, the country's first two Omicron cases-- a South African national who has left the country, and the other a local person, a Doctor with no travel history, were detected in Karnataka on December 2.
Following this, a 34-year-old Bengaluru native who returned to the city following a business trip in South Africa had become the third case on December 12.
Two cluster outbreaks of COVID have been reported from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today:
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) December 18, 2021
Cluster 1: 14 cases (of which 4 are Omicron)
Cluster 2: 19 cases (1 is Omicron)
A traveller from UK has also tested positive for #Omicron@BSBommai#Omicronindia
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Karnataka Examinations Authority publishes syllabus for CET 2025
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the syllabus for the Common Entrance Test (CET) to be conducted in 2025 for admission to professional courses including engineering, on its website https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.
Executive Director of KEA, H. Prasanna on Saturday issued a notification, advising students to use the syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology from both First and Second PUC as outlined on the portal.
"This syllabus has been prepared based on the NCRTC syllabus and the textbooks published by the School Education, PUE Department," the announcement read. Furthermore, H. Prasanna explained that it has also been reviewed by subject experts from PU colleges.
