July 5: Karnataka registers 839 new cases, 2 deaths
Bengaluru, Jul 5: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 839 fresh COVID-19 cases and two fatalities taking the total infections and deaths to 39,73,873 and 40,080 respectively, the state health department said.
The department said in its daily COVID bulletin that 913 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,27,353 till date. Active cases in the state stood at 6,398.
Of the total infections, Bengaluru urban district contributed 775 while other districts, which had fresh infections include 17 in Dakshina Kannada, six in Bengaluru Rural and four each in Dharwad and Mysuru.
Kalaburagi and Kolar districts reported one death each.
There were zero infections and fatalities in 11 districts of the state.
The positivity rate for the day was 3.4 per cent while case fatality rate was 0.23 per cent.
As many as 24,652 tests were conducted, including 16,878 RT-PCR tests. A total of 6.71 crore tests have been done till date.
There were 24,009 inoculations on the day, taking the total COVID-19 vaccination tally to 11.23 crore so far, the department said.
To view today's health bulletin: CLICK HERE
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Three die of suffocation from smoldering stove in Rajasthan Khairthal-Tijara district
Jaipur, Jan 12: A man, his son and their neighbour died of suffocation after they went to sleep without extinguishing a stove they lit to keep their room warm in Khairthal-Tijara district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday.
The incident came to light when other family members broke the room's door after noticing that the trio did not come out of the room until Sunday afternoon.
Station House Officer Bhiwadi Devendra Pratap Sharam said Dhananjay (50), his son Ankit (14) and neighbour Abhishek Rai (25), lit a stove in the room to keep themselves warm and went to sleep without extinguishing it on Saturday night.
The windows of the room were closed and there was no ventilation. Overnight, the stove emitted toxic gases, leading to them losing consciousness and subsequently dying from suffocation, he said.
When they did not come out of the room the next day, family members broke the door open and found them unconscious. They were taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, the officer said.
The three hailed from Bihar. Dhananjay worked as a daily wage labourer and his son Ankit was a Class 10 student.
