Feb 26: 514 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Feb 26: Karnataka on Saturday logged 514 fresh COVID-19 infections and 19 deaths taking the total infections and fatalities to 39,40,429 and 39,919 respectively, the state health department said.
In its daily COVID-19 bulletin, the department said 1,073 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 38,93,532. Active cases stood at 6,940.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 345 infections and 13 deaths.
Other districts too had fresh cases including 20 in Belagavi, 18 in Mysuru, 16 in Kodagu, 14 each in Dharwad and Gadag, 11 in Uttara Kannada and 10 in Shivamogga.
There were deaths in four districts including four in Ballari.
There were zero fatalities in 27 districts.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.84 per cent and the case fatality rate was 3.69 per cent.
As many as 61, 040 tests were conducted including 46,325 RT-PCR tests taking the total tests so far to 6.44 crore.
There were 76,028 inoculations done taking the total vaccinations so far to 10.05 crore, the department said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
