July 2: 2,984 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada logs 302 positive Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths
Bengaluru, Jul 2: Karnataka on Friday logged 2,984 new cases of COVID-19 and 88 deaths, taking the caseload to 28,49,997 and toll to 35,222, the health department said.
The day also saw 14,337 discharges, pushing the total recoveries to 27,60,881.
Bengaluru Urban reported 593 new cases as the city saw 10,674 discharges and 11 deaths.
The active cases in the state stood at 53,871.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.92 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 2.94 per cent.
Apart from Bengaluru urban, the highest number of deaths were reported in Dakshina Kannada (13), Ballari (10), Dharwad and Mandya (7).
Mysuru accounted for 457 fresh cases, Dakshina Kannada 302, Hassan 271, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,14,828, followed by Mysuru 1,67,397 and Tumakuru 1,15,247.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 11,75,748, followed by Mysuru 1,60,768 and Tumakuru 1,12,855.
Cumulatively a total of 3,45,80,906 samples have been tested, out of which 1,55,101 were tested on Friday alone.
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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.
