Karnataka adds 9,993 new COVID-19 cases, 91 deaths push toll to 9,461
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 9,993 new cases of COVID-19 and 91 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 6,57,705 and the death toll to 9,461, the Health department said.
The day also saw the number of recoveries overtaking new positive cases, with 10,228 patients getting discharged.
Out of 9,993 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, a record of 5,012 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of October 6 evening, cumulatively 6,57,705 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 9,461 deaths and 5,33,074 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,15,151 active cases, 1,14,303 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 848 are in ICU.
As many as 34 out of total 91 deaths reported on Tuesday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Mysuru (13), Belagavi and Dakshina Kannada (7), Ballari and Kolar (4), Tumakuru and Udupi (3), Dharwad, Hassan, Haveri, Koppala and Ramanagara (2), and Gadag, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Raichur, Shivamogga, and Vijayapura (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 5,012, followed bt Tumakuru (475), Mysuru (373), Chitradurga (332), Davangere (279), Dakshina Kannada (272), Ballari (253), Hassan (235), Shivamogga and Udupi (224) and others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2,57,241 infections, followed by Mysuru (38,611) and Ballari (33,257).
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with a total 1,98,369, followed by Mysuru (30,377) and Ballari (30,030).
A total of over 54,19,954 samples have been tested so far, out of which 92,491 were tested on Tuesday alone, and 48,035 among them were rapid antigen tests.
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Meat sale, animal slaughter banned in Bengaluru on March 30
Bengaluru: Animal slaughter in slaughterhouses and the sale of meat in shops across the city will remain completely prohibited on Monday, March 30, in observance of Mahavir Jayanti.
The directive applies to areas under the jurisdiction of the Greater Bengaluru Authority and has been issued by the
According to an official order from the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, both slaughtering of animals and the sale of meat in all shops will be strictly banned throughout the day.
