Karnataka breaches 3000-mark in biggest single-day spike of COVID cases; total tally nears 50k-mark
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday once again recorded the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as the state for the first time breached the 3000-mark of new cases in 24 hours.
In a bulletin released by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, the department informed that 3,176 new cases of the virus were reported in the state between Tuesday 5 pm and Wednesday at 5 pm. In the meanwhile, 87 deaths were also reported in the state during the time.
With this, the total number of cases reported in the state so far has climbed up to 47,253 while the number of fatalities reported has climbed up to 928. The number of cases in the state has neared 50k mark while the fatalities have neared 1000-mark in the state.
According to the bulletin, on Wednesday, Bengaluru Urban reported 60 deaths due to the virus followed by Mysuru 6, Dharwad 5, Uttara Kannada 3, Bagalkote 3, Chikkaballapur 2, Raichur 2, Tumkuru, Ramnagar, Chitradurga, Shimoga, Mandya, Chikkamagaluru reported one case each.
Among the district that reported new cases on Wednesday, Bengaluru Urban topped the list with 1,975 cases followed by Dharwad 139, Bellary 136, Mysuru 99, Vijayapura 80, Dakshina Kannada 76, Kalaburagi 67, Udupi 52, Yadgiri 49, Uttara Kannada 48, Belagavi 41, Gadag 39, Bidar 35, Davangere 35, Bagalkote 34, Chikkballapur 32, Mandya 31, Shivmoga 29, Raichur 26, Hassan 25, Tumkuru 24, Kodagu 23, Kolar 15, Koppal 14, Chikkmagaluru 13, Chitradurga 12, Bengaluru Rural 10, Chamrajnagar 8, Haveri 6, Ramnagar 3.
Of the 47,253 cases reported so far in the state, 18,466 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 1,076 on Wednesday. 928 people have succumbed to the virus while there are 27,853 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
