June 28: Karnataka logs 2,576 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 263 positive Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths
Bengaluru, Jun 28: Continuing the declining trend, Karnataka on Monday reported 2,576 new cases and 93 deaths, taking the caseload and toll to 28,37,206 and 34,836 respectively.
Active cases stood at 97,592, dipping below one lakh after four months.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.92 per cent and Case Fatality Rate was 3.61 per cent, a health department bulletin said.
The decline in daily infection was by 1,000 compared to Sunday.
During the peak of the second wave of COVID-19, the active cases had gone up to over six lakh and Bengaluru had reported the highest active cases in the country among the metropolitan cities.
As many as 5,933 patients recovered in the state taking the total recoveries to 27,04,755,the bulletin said.
Bengaluru Urban district logged 563 new cases and 18 deaths, the highest among the districts of the state.
The city has so far reported 12,11,993 cases and 15,599 deaths.
There were 62,430 active cases.
According to the bulletin, 282 fresh casesi were reported in Mysuru, 263 in Dakshina Kannada, 194 in Shivamogga, 150 in Kodagu and 138 in Hassan.
New cases were reported in other districts as well including Tumakuru, Mandya, Chikkamagaluru, Davangere, Kolar, Udupi and Bengaluru Rural.
The department said there were 14 deaths in Dakshina Kannada, nine in Ballari, eight in Mysuru, five each in Hassan and Dharwad and four each in Belagavi and Davangere.
Fatalities were reported in 15 other districts as well.
There were zero fatalities in Bagalkote, Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Vijayapura and Yadgir.
The state conducted 1,33,917 COVID tests including 1,07,050 RT-PCR tests and other methods.
So far 3.40 crore tests were done cumulatively, the department added.
As many as 2.21 crore inoculations have been conducted in the state, comprising first and second dose of vaccines including 3,33,325 on Monday.
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SC rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live.
A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the woman's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's May 3 order refusing to allow termination of her pregnancy.
"We can't pass any order contrary to the statute," the bench, also comprising justices S V N Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, told her counsel.
"The child in womb also has a fundamental right to live. What do you say about that?," the bench asked.
The woman's counsel said the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act talks about the mother only.
"It is made for mother," he said.
The bench said the duration of pregnancy was over seven months now.
"What about the right of the child to survive? How do you address that?" the bench asked.
The counsel said the foetus is in the womb and till the child is delivered, it is the right of the mother.
"The petitioner at this stage is under severe traumatic condition. She can't come outside also. She is taking classes for NEET exam. She is under highly traumatic condition. She can't face the society at this stage," he said.
The lawyer argued that her mental and physical well-being should be considered.
"Sorry," the bench said.
In its May 3 order, the high court had noted that on April 25, the court had directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to ascertain the condition of the foetus and the petitioner.
"A perusal of the report (of medical board) shows that there is no congenital abnormality in the foetus nor is there any danger to the mother to carry on with the pregnancy which will mandate termination of the foetus," the high court had said.
"Since the foetus is viable and normal, and there is no danger to the petitioner to carry on with the pregnancy, foeticide would neither be ethical nor legally permissible," it had said.
Before the high court, the petitioner had said that on April 16, she felt discomfort in the abdomen and got an ultrasound scan done and it showed she was 27 weeks pregnant, which was beyond the legally permissible limit of 24 weeks.
Under the MTP Act, termination of pregnancy of a duration exceeding 24 weeks can be allowed in case of substantial foetal abnormality as diagnosed by a medical board or if an opinion is formed in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the pregnant woman.
