July 26: 1,606 new COVID-19 cases, 31 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada records 357 positive Covid-19 cases, four fatalities
Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka on Monday reported 1,606 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths, pushing the infection count to 28,96,163 and death toll to 36,405.
The day also saw 1,937 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,36,678.
Bengaluru Urban logged 467 new cases, as the city saw 497 discharges and 3 deaths.
Active cases in the state stood at 23,057.
Out of 31 deaths reported, 4 are from Dakshina Kannada, Bengaluru Urban, Havri, Mysuru and Uttara Kannada (3 each), Belagavi, Kolar, Mandya and Vijayapura (2 each), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada accounted for the highest number of new cases with 357, Mysuru logged 162 and Udupi 78.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,25,227, followed by Mysuru 1,72,279 and Tumakuru 1,17,525.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 12,01,209, followed by Mysuru 1,68,431 and Tumakuru 1,15,129.
Cumulatively a total of 3,79,66,095 samples have been tested, of which 1,14,072 were tested on Monday alone.
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Passengers run over by another train after stepping down on tracks near Jalgaon, 6 dead
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI): At least six persons were killed after they stepped down from their train on the tracks and were run over by another train coming from the opposite direction in North Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, Central Railway officials said.
The accident took place near Pachora station, where Pushpak Express had halted after someone pulled the chain due to a rumour of fire on board around 5 pm.
Some passengers of the Pushpak Express stepped down, and were hit by the oncoming Karnataka Express, said Central Railway's chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila.
At least six persons died in the accident, a district official told PTI.
Jalgaon, Maharashtra: A false fire alarm in the Pushpak Express at Paranda Railway Station caused panicked passengers to jump off the train. Tragically, several were run over by the Karnataka Express passing on another track https://t.co/Gs3RGOnksa pic.twitter.com/lmIHkE6IKb
— IANS (@ians_india) January 22, 2025
6 Train Passengers Dead After Being Run Over by Pushpak Express in Maharashtra's Jalgaon#JalgaonTrainMishap pic.twitter.com/lBSsenSii1
— Siddhant Anand (@JournoSiddhant) January 22, 2025
