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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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
