Karnataka reports 322 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 322 new cases of coronavirus and eight fatalities, pushing the infection count to 9,721 and death toll to 150.
The day also saw 274 patients getting discharged in the state after recovery.
As of June 23 evening, cumulatively 9,721 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 150 deaths and 6,004 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said out of 3,563 active cases, 3,443 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 120 are in ICU.
Among the eight dead- six are from Bengaluru urban and one each from Dakshina Kannada and Ballari.
All are with the history of either Influenza-like illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).
Those from Bengaluru are- four men between the ages of 40-81, and two women, aged 47 and 85.
The other two deceased is a 70-year-old man from Dakshina Kannada and an 85-year-old woman from Ballari.
Out of 322 new cases, 64 are returnees from other states, while 5 are those who returned from other countries.
The remaining cases include contacts of patients who tested positive earlier and those with a history of SARI and ILI, among others.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 107 cases, followed by Ballari 53, Bidar 22, Mysuru 21, Vijapura 16, Yadgir 13, Udupi 11, Gadag nine, eight each from Dakshina Kannada and Kolar, Hasan seven, Kalaburagi six.
Five each from Chikkaballapura and Shivamogga, four each from Dharwad, Tumakuru, Koppal, and Chamarajanagara, three each from Raichur and Uttara Kannada, two each from Mandya, Belagavi, Davangere and Haveri, and Kodagu one.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with 1,505 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 1,232 and Udupi 1,088.
Among discharges Udupi tops the list with 969 discharges, followed by Kalaburagi 779 and Yadgir 567.
According to the bulletin, 5,26,538 samples have been tested, out of which 10,569 were tested on Tuesday alone.
It said 5,03,734 samples have reported as negative so far, with 9,813 reporting negative today.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
