Karnataka adds 2,362 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 2,362 new COVID-19 cases and 20 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,51,212 and the death toll to 11,430, the Health Department said on Tuesday.
The day also saw 4,215 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the 2,362 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 1,176 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
As of November 10 evening, cumulatively 8,51,212 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 11,430 deaths and 8,08,700 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of the 31,063 active cases, 30,194 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and were stable, while 869 are in ICU.
As many as 8 out of the total of 20 deaths reported on Tuesday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Bengaluru Rural (3), Ballari (2), and Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Hassan, Kalaburagi and Tumakuru (1).
Most of the dead were either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 1,176, followed by Tumakuru (136), Mysuru (135), Hassan (110), Dakshina Kannada (87), Mandya (86), and Vijayapura (78).
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,51,481 infections, followed by Mysuru 48,985 and Ballari 37,744.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with a total of 3,30,205, followed by Mysuru (46,927) and Ballari (36,660).
A total of over 89,32,699 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,09,508 were tested on Tuesday alone, and 30,914 among them were rapid antigen tests.
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BITS Pilani student killed, another injured as motorcycle collides with oil tanker in South Goa
Panaji (PTI): A 26-year-old student of BITS Pilani was killed, and another suffered grievous injuries after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 5.15 pm on Saturday near a junction at Upasnagar in the Zuari Nagar area, an official said.
He said that the tanker was heading towards Vasco town from Upasnagar when the driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira (66), allegedly took a right turn to enter another lane without ensuring the safety of the oncoming traffic.
The victim, Karan Narasimha Murthy, who was riding towards Verna from the BITS Pilani campus, crashed into the rear left side of the tanker.
Murthy and his friend, Soham Adhikari (26), another student of BITS Pilani, suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where the former succumbed to his injuries.
Adhikari is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, the official said, adding that the tanker driver was arrested and later released on bail.
