July 28: 1,531 fresh infections and 19 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada records 337 positive Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka on Wednesday registered 1,531 fresh COVID-19 infections and 19 deaths, pushing the caseload and death toll to 28,99,195 and 36,456 respectively, the health department said.
There were 22,569 active cases while as many as 1,430 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 28,40,147.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.03 per cent and case fatality rate was 1.24 per cent, the department said.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 376 new infections, which is the highest among all the districts of the state whereas three deaths took place on Wednesday.
The city has so far logged 12,25,957 infections and 15,843 deaths.
There were 8,176 active cases.
Dakshina Kannada emerged as a second major COVID-19 hotspot with 337 new cases and five deaths, the department bulletin said.
Other districts in the state too reported fresh infections including 109 in Udupi, 97 in Hassan, 93 in Mysuru and 86 in Shivamogga.
According to the bulletin, there were fatalities in 11 districts including Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Bengaluru Rural and Udupi.
There were zero fatalities in 19 districts in Karnataka on Wednesday.Gadag, Koppal and Ramanagara reported zero infections and zero fatalities.
The state conducted 1,48,319 COVID tests including 1,18,524 RT-PCR tests and other methods.
So far 3.82 crore tests were done cumulatively, the department added.
There were 1,35,015 inoculations done on Wednesday, taking the total vaccinations done to 2.96 crore.
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Saif meets auto-rickshaw driver who took him to hospital after knife attack
Mumbai (PTI): Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has met auto-rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana, who rushed him to hospital after he was injured in the knife attack at his home in Mumbai, and thanked him for the help.
The actor also gave the driver some money and assured all help to him whenever needed.
Khan (54) was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th-floor apartment in the upscale Bandra area in the wee hours of January 16.
The actor suffered multiple stab injuries in the attack and underwent an emergency surgery at the Lilavati Hospital. He returned home on Tuesday.
Khan met Singh Rana on Tuesday at the hospital before getting discharged.
"I met him (Saif) yesterday at the hospital. He called to thank me, to help him reach the hospital. He praised me. I got the blessings from him and his family," the auto-rickshaw driver told PTI.
"He (Khan) introduced me to his mother (Sharmila Tagore), and I touched her feet. He gave me (money) whatever he felt was right, and said whenever I need help he will be there," Singh Rana said.
The intruder, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered India and changed his name to Vijay Das, was held on Sunday from adjoining Thane city.
A preliminary investigation suggests the accused had entered the actor's home intending to commit theft, according to police.
He gained entry into the actor's building here by scaling its compound wall and went inside the main entrance after finding the security guards asleep, the police earlier said.
