Karnataka reports 171 COVID-19 fresh infections, zero deaths
Bengaluru, May 7: Karnataka on Saturday reported 171 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total infections to 39,48,635 while there were zero fatalities, the health department said.
In its daily COVID bulletin, the department said there were 1,945 active cases in the state while 121 people were discharged.
The state on Saturday conducted 15,647 tests including 11,520 RT-PCR tests.
The majority of cases came from Bengaluru Urban district which reported 155 infections on Saturday. The city has 1,841 active cases.
There were 10 coronavirus infections in Mysuru, two in Dakshina Kannada district and one each in Dharwad, Udupi, Bengaluru Rural and Bidar.
The department said 24 districts reported zero infections and zero fatalities.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.09 per cent.
As many as 88,069 inoculations were done in the state taking the total vaccination to 10.68 crore.
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Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO warns
Jerusalem (AP): The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel's military took control of the Palestinian side early Tuesday, blocking the entry of desperately needed humanitarian aid. The U.N. says northern Gaza is already in a state of “full-blown famine.”
Israel said it reopened Kerem Shalom crossing, the other main entry point for aid, on Wednesday. U.N. officials say no aid has entered Gaza, and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side because of ongoing fighting.
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