Jan 5: Fresh COVID cases nearly double in 24 hrs in K'taka at 4,246; Bengaluru Urban reports 3,605
Bengaluru, Jan 5: Fresh COVID-19 cases in Karnataka nearly doubled in 24 hours to 4,246 and reported two deaths on Wednesday, taking the count to 30,17,572 and the fatalities toll to 38,357.
The State on Tuesday reported 2,479 new cases.
Of the new cases, 3,605 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 264 being discharged and two deaths.
The total number of active cases is now at 17,414.
The State has been registering a steady surge in fresh infections for the last one week when the daily caseload was 566.
There were 362 people discharged today, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,61,772, a health department bulletin said.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 3.33 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.04 per cent.
Apart from Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada recorded the second highest of 111 new cases, Udupi 88, Mysuru 59 followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 12,72,050 positive case, followed by Mysuru 1,80,445 and Tumakuru 1,21,421.
According to the bulletin, Bengaluru Urban tops the list among those discharged with 12,40,874, followed by Mysuru 1,77,802 and Tumakuru 1,20,169.
Cumulatively, 5,69,99,461 samples have been tested in the State, of which 1,27,328 were tested today.
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“Mistake owing to communication gap,” MLA Yatnal clarifies over alleged derogatory speech on Prophet
Vijayapura: Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has denied making any derogatory statement about Prophet Muhammad, clarifying that there was a misstatement during his speech at a Ram Navami event in Hubballi. "I did not speak about Prophet Muhammad. I meant to refer to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but there was a mistake in the speed of speech," he said addressing reporters on Monday.
He alleged that members of the Congress, frustrated by their hooliganism and failure to collect their hafta (extortion) in Vijayapura are using the Prophet as an excuse to speak against me. “There is no culture of denigrating another religion in Hinduism. Our gurus and elders have not taught us that,” he said.
Responding to another controversy involving an audio clip in which he was allegedly threatened, Yatnal said the police are investigating the matter and that those behind it will soon be exposed. “No one can finish me. The Hindus of Karnataka are with me. If someone tries to finish me, the whole state will rise in protest,” he warned.
