Karnataka logs 16,387 new COVID-19 cases, 21,199 recoveries, 463 deaths; toll crosses 30,000
Dakshina Kannada records 618 positive Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Bengaluru, Jun 2: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Karnataka crossed 30,000, as the state on Wednesday reported 463 fatalities and 16,387 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 26,35,122, the health department said.
The day also saw 21,199 discharges.
As of June 2 evening, cumulatively 26,35,122 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 30,017 deaths and 23,12,060 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 2,93,024.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 11.22 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 2.82 per cent.
Of the new cases, 4,095 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 8,620 discharges and 307 deaths.
Belagavi recorded 17 deaths, Bengaluru Rural, Hassan and Mysuru (12 each), Shivamogga (10), Uttara Kannada (9), followed by others.
Mysuru registered 1,687 new cases, Belagavi 1,006, Tumakuru 882, Mandya 711, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 11,70,742, followed by Mysuru 1,45,655 and Tumakuru 1,05,016.
In the number of discharges, Bengaluru Urban has recorded 10,17,942 ,followed by Mysuru 1,28,757 and Tumakuru 92,428.
A total of over 2,99,99,107 samples have been tested so far, of which 1,45,923 were tested on Wednesday alone.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
