Karnataka reports 4,025 COVID-19 cases, 45 deaths
Bengaluru: With 4,025 fresh cases and 45 deaths on Thursday, Karnataka's COVID-19 tally and cumulative fatalities reached 8,16,809 and 11,091 respectively, the health department said.
A total of 7,661 people were discharged, taking the aggregate recoveries to 7,41,219 and the active cases stood at 64,480, including 935 in Intensive Care Units of various hospitals.
Bengaluru Urban district contributed a majority of the fresh infections and mortalities with 2,175 cases and 19 mortalities, the health department bulletins said.
Cumulatively, the city has reported 3,33,037 infections, 3,820 deaths, and 2,87,678 discharges, including 4,378 on Thursday and 41,538 active cases.
Mysuru topped the list of districts where fresh cases were reported with 204, followed by Tumakuru 136, Shivamogga 127 Mandya 115, Hassan 114, while the rest were spread over other districts
Most of those who died on Thursday were aged above 50 and had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness or Influenza-Like Illness.
The department said as of Thursday over 56,866 people were home quarantined in the past one week whereas, in the past 14 days, 3,48,171 primary contacts and 3,33,651 secondary contacts were traced.
A total of1,00,683 tests done on Thursday including 75,681 using the RT PCR method, taking the total done so far to 77 lakh, the department added.
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CJI calls for deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture for faster justice delivery
Jabalpur (PTI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday called for deepening technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-based judicial architecture, and using technological advancements to expedite justice delivery.
Stating that technology was the only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time, he said the country's judiciary was committed to ensuring optimum utilisation of technological advancements and AI for the benefit of the common man.
The CJI was speaking at a programme organised by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the topic of "Fragmentation to fusion, empowering justice via united digital platform integration". He also launched the MP high court's newly-developed digital platforms.
"Indian judiciary is committed to ensuring optimum utilisation of not only technological advancements that have been going on and which are integral part of our system since 1990, but also of latest designs of AI and how we can use them for the benefit of the common man," he said.
"We should think of deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture. Technology is the only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time," the CJI added.
He stressed the need to embrace technological advancement in judiciary for expediting the justice delivery system.
Praising Madhya Pradesh HC for developing these platforms, the CJI said that as stated by the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, there was a need to roll out these technological advancements at the pan-India level.
A committee has been constituted by the Supreme Court on how to use AI for the benefit of the judicial system, especially in speedy disposal of cases, according to him.
Minister Meghwal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and MP High Court Chief Justice Sanjeev Sabharwal also spoke on the occasion.
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