Feb 28: 268 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 14 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 28: Karnataka on Monday registered 268 fresh coronavirus cases and 14 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,41,063 and the toll to 39,950.
There were 1,119 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,95,452, a Health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 161 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 550 people being discharged and 10 virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state is now 5,623.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.70 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 5.22 per cent.
Of the 14 deaths, 10 were from Bengaluru Urban, and one each from Ballari, Hassan, Koppal and Mandya.
After Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 14, followed by Dakshina Kannada (13), Mysuru (11), Shivamogga (10), Ballari, Kodagu and Koppal (7) and others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,78,522 cases, while Mysuru has 2,29,280 and Tumakuru 1,59,735.
Cumulatively, a total of 6,45,01,885 crore samples have been tested, of which 38,054 were on Monday alone.
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BCCI unveils diktat: Domestic cricket must, restriction on personal staff, family stay on tours
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI): Mandatory domestic cricket, restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and a bar on individual endorsements during series were among a slew of measures that the BCCI unveiled on Thursday in a 10-point policy to promote "discipline and unity" in the embattled national cricket team.
Non-compliance would invite sanctions, including cuts in their retainer fee from central contracts and a bar on participating in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
The measures have been announced in the wake of the team's disastrous tour of Australia which was preceded by a series whitewash against New Zealand at home.
The Board has approved only a two-week window for families to stay with the players during overseas tours, besides imposing restrictions on personal staff, and commercial shoots.
"Any exceptions or deviations must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Selection Committee and Head Coach. Non-compliance may lead to disciplinary action as deemed appropriate by the BCCI," the Board policy states.
"Additionally, the BCCI reserves the right to take disciplinary action against a player which may include sanction against the concerned player from participating in all BCCI conducted tournaments including the Indian Premier League; and deduction from retainer amount/match fees under BCCI Player contract," it warns.
The document also states that from now on, players won't be allowed to travel separately during a tour and would also be discouraged from leaving early in case a tour or a match ends early.
