Dec 12: 330 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 12: Karnataka on Sunday logged 330 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 30,00,435 and 38,257.
In its COVID-19 bulletin, the health department said 304 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,54,817 while the active cases stood at 7,328.
Bengaluru Urban remained the major contributor of COVID cases as 205 fresh infections and three deaths were reported in the city.
Other districts too saw new cases including 40 in Kodagu, 15 in Dakshina Kannada, 13 in Mysuru and 11 in Shivamogga.
Apart from Bengaluru, one death was recorded in Bidar.
There were zero fatalities in 29 districts.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.27 per cent and the case fatality rate was 1.21 per cent.
A total of 1,18,696 samples were tested in the state including 1,03,516 RT-PCR tests on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5.46 crore.
The state achieved 63,870 inoculations taking the total vaccinations done so far to 8.03 crore.
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Bihar hooch tragedy toll rises to nine as three more persons die
Motihari (PTI): The toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to nine on Sunday after three more people who had consumed spurious liquor died, officials said.
The first death was reported on Thursday, they said.
A total of 15 people have been arrested in connection with the deaths in the Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari, District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal said.
A case of murder has already been registered on the basis of complaints filed by the family members of the deceased, police said.
Jorwal said one person is still in the hospital and his condition is reported to be critical.
"Seven persons have already been discharged after treatment," he told PTI.
"The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. The exact cause of the deaths can only be known after the reports arrive," he said.
The SHO of Turkauliya police station has already been suspended on charge of dereliction of duty, and a special investigation team has been constituted to probe the incident, officials said.
The deaths have led to a political slugfest in the state, where the sale and consumption of alcohol has been banned since 2016.
