Karnataka records more than 250 cases in single-day for second consecutive day
Udupi reports 92 fresh cases, Dakshina Kannada reports four
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday once again crossed 250-cases in a single day mark, as the state reported 257 cases fresh cases of COVID-19 cases between Wednesday 5 pm to Thursday 5 pm, according to the latest health bulletin issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department on Thursday evening.
The state on Thursday also reported four deaths due to the deadly virus, the highest single-day mark for the state. The toll of total deaths in the state has now reached 57.
Bengaluru Urban District reported three deaths due to COVID-19 according to Thursday’s bulletin while Davangere District reported another death. One of the women who died in Bengaluru Urban had passed away on Wednesday and her test samples returned positive for the virus.
Udupi once again reported a high number of cases on Thursday with 92 fresh cases reported in the District in last 24 hours. Raichur reported 88 new cases, Mandya and Hassan reported 15 cases each, Davangere 13, Belagavi 12, Bengaluru Urban 9, Dakshina Kannada 4, Gadag and Chikkaballapur reported two new cases each, while Bellari, Mysuru, Tumkuru, and Haveri reported one new case each.
The total number of cases in the state has now reached to 4320 of which 1610 have recovered from the virus and have been discharged from the hospital. 2631 active cases are being treated at respective District Hospitals across the state while 57 patients have so far succumbed to the virus.
In the last four days, the state has three times reported more than 250 cases in a single day with 299 being the highest number of cases reported in the state so far in 24 hours.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
