July 16: Karnataka reports 1,374 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Bengaluru, Jul 16: Karnataka saw a spike in daily COVID-19 cases with 1,374 fresh infections and three related fatalities being reported on Saturday, taking the aggregate and toll to 39,85,376 and 40,088 respectively.
The state had reported 977 fresh cases and one death on Friday.
The health department said in its daily COVID bulletin that 777 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,37,950 till date. Active cases stood at 7,296.
Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 1,234 new cases and reported two deaths.
There were 33 cases in Dharwad, 22 in Mysuru, 19 in Dakshina Kannada, 12 in Ballari and nine in Kalaburagi. There was one death in Ballari.
There were zero infections and fatalities in 12 districts of the state. The positivity rate for the day was 4.86 per cent, the department said.
As many as 28,270 tests were conducted, those included 20,703 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done is 6.73 crore till date.
There were 1,49,782 inoculations, taking the total vaccination to 11.37 crore so far, the department said.
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
