Karnataka logs 252 fresh COVID-19 infections, two deaths on Tuesday
Bengaluru: Around 252 fresh cases of the coronavirus infection were detected in the state on Tuesday taking the total number of active corona cases to 1031. While two individuals succumbed to the infection, 441 of them recovered. 18 individuals are undergoing treatment at the Intensive care units.
In the last 24 hours, 7359 individuals underwent COVID tests. The positivity rate of the infection stood at 3.42% on Tuesday, January 9.
Among the two COVID related deaths, one was reported from Bellary and another was reported from Mysuru.
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The distribution of the fresh cases across different districts is as follows: Bellary (6), Bengaluru Urban (172), Chikkaballapur (2), Chikkamagaluru (5), Chitradurga (5), Dakshina Kannada (3), Dharwad (6), Gadag (3), Hassan (20), Kalaburagi (4), Kodagu (3), Kolar (1), Mysuru (8), Raichur (6), Ramanagara (3), and Vijayanagara (7).
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
