Feb 17: 1,579 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 23 fatalities
Bengaluru, Feb 17: Karnataka on Thursday reported 1,579 fresh cases of coronavirus and 23 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,33,115 and toll to 39,738.
There were 5,079 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,73,580, a Health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 769 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 1,889 people being discharged and 7 virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state is now 19,761.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.74 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.45 per cent.
Of the 23 deaths, 7 are from Bengaluru Urban while Bagalkote, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Mandya and Mysuru reported two fatalities each, followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 84, followed by Mysuru (83), Belagavi (73), Ballari (55), Dakshina Kannada (43) and others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,73,991 cases, Mysuru 2,28,935 and Tumakuru 1,59,439.
Cumulatively, a total of 6,37,96,509 crore samples have been tested, of which 90,688 were on Thursday alone.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
