June 25: 3,310 new COVID-19 cases, 114 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada records 377 positive Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths
Bengaluru, Jun 25: Karnataka on Friday reported 3,310 new cases of COVID-19 and 114 deaths, taking the caseload to 28,26,754 and toll to 34,539, the health department said.
The day also saw 6,524 discharges, continuing to outnumber the fresh cases, pushing the total number of recoveries to 26,84,997.
Bengaluru Urban logged 614 new cases, as the city saw 1,401 discharges and 17 deaths.
Active cases in the state stood at 1,07,195.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 2.09 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 3.44 per cent.
Mysuru reported 22 deaths, Dakshina Kannada (14), Ballari and Dharwad (9), followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,09,687, followed by Mysuru 1,64,385 and Tumakuru 1,14,345.
Hassan accounted for 399 deaths, Dakshina Kannada 377, Mysuru 367, Shivamogga 212, followed by others.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 11,27,900, followed by Mysuru 1,57,507 and Tumakuru 1,11,034.
Cumulatively a total of 3,35,08,382 samples have been tested in the state so far, of which 1,58,072 were tested on Friday alone.
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After ban on bouquets, guard of honour on its way out in Karnataka
Mangaluru, Aug 12: After doing away with the practice of giving bouquets, garlands, and memorabilia at government events, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai said on Thursday that he would soon issue an order banning guard of honour given to him and other ministers at every district and public places during their visits.
"I have said that there is no need for a Guard of Honour at airports and other public places. It is not required at the district level every time I visit. I will issue a direction soon after going to Bengaluru tomorrow," Bommai told reporters.
According to government sources, Bommai asked officials in Mangaluru that there was no need for such "pompous show".
On Tuesday, the Chief Minister said gifting memorabilia, garlands and shawls, were unnecessary expenditure. He insisted that officials give Kannada books instead.
The Chief Secretary had issued a circular directing not to give garland, shawls, flower bouquets, fruit baskets, and memorabilia at meetings and events by the state government and the government-run institutions. All department heads and government undertakings have been asked to comply with the directions, it said.
