Dec 18: 335 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 18: Karnataka on Saturday reported 335 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 30,02,127 and death toll to 38,287, the health department said.
The day also saw 286 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 29,56,691.
Of the new cases, 225 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 180 discharges and 1 death.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 7,120.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.28 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.49 per cent.
Of 5 deaths reported on Saturday one each are from Bengaluru Urban, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad and Mysuru.
Apart from Bengaluru Urban, Kodagu accounted for the second highest of 25 new cases, Dakshina Kannada 19 and Mysuru 14.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 12,59,963 positive cases, Mysuru 1,80,133 and Tumakuru 1,21,236.
According to the department bulletin, Bengaluru Urban tops the list among discharges with 12,37,945, followed by Mysuru 1,77,542 and Tumakuru 11,9,974.
Cumulatively a total of 5,52,11,518 samples have been tested in the state so far, of which 1,18,032 were tested on Saturday alone.
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
