July 12: Karnataka registers 1,386 infections and 61 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 126 positive Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
Udupi logs 66 Covid positive cases, one death
Bengaluru, Jul 12: Karnataka on Monday saw further decline in the COVID cases with 1,386 fresh infections and 61 deaths, taking the caseload and toll to 28,72,684 and 35,896 respectively, the health department said.
The fresh infections came down by about 600 compared to Sunday.
The active cases in the state stood at 35,896.
As many as 3,204 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 28,01,907.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.26 per cent and case fatality rate was 4.40 per cent, the department said.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 319 infections, the highest among all the districts of the state, and nine deaths. The city has so far reported 12,19,697 infections and 15,745 deaths.
There were 12,985 active cases.
Mysuru remained as the second major COVID-19 hotspot with 177 infections and 10 deaths.
According to the bulletin, deaths were recorded in 22 districts including 10 in Dakshina Kannada and four in Mandya.
There were zero deaths in Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Davangere, Kalaburagi, Uttara Kannada and Yadgir.
The state conducted 1,09,399 COVID tests including 90,903 RT-PCR tests and other methods.So far 3.60 crore tests were done cumulatively, the department added.
There were 2,03,562 inoculations done on Monday, taking the total vaccinations to 2.58 crore.
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Gangolli Police arrest couple in house robbery case within seven hours
Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.
The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.
The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.
Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.
The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.
