Karnataka reports 6,974 new COVID-19 cases; total infections breach two lakh mark in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 6,974 new COVID-19 cases and 83 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 5,33,850 and death toll to 8,228, the Health department said.
The day also saw the number of recoveries outnumbering new infections, with 9,073 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 6,974 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 3,082 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone, where the total number of infections so far have breached the two lakh mark.
As of September 22 evening, cumulatively 5,33,850 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 8,228 deaths and 4,32,450 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 93,153 active cases, 92,331 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 822 are in ICU.
As many as 26 out of total 83 deaths reported on Tuesday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Ballari and Mysuru (9), Uttara Kannada (7), Shivamogga (5), Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Tumakru (4), Kalaburagi (3), Bagalkote, Bengaluru Rural, Gadag and Vijayapura (2) and Chamarajanagara, Chikkaballapura, Mandya, and Raichur (1).
Most of the dead were either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 3,082, followed by Mysuru (443), Tumakuru (240), Hassan (235), Shivamogga (234), Dakshina Kannada (211), Davangere (198), Ballari (181), Koppal (180), and Belagavi (179) among others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2,00,728 infections, followed by Mysuru (30,751) and Ballari (29,460).
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 1,58,029, followed by Mysuru (26,051) and Ballari (25,111).
A total of 43,38,442 samples were tested so far, out of which 55,707 were tested on Tuesday alone.
Among the samples tested today 25,547 were rapid antigen tests.
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Why did BJP ask its leaders to say Constitution will be changed?: Akhilesh Yadav
Agra (UP) (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday targeted the BJP, saying why did it "ask its leaders" to repeatedly say that the "Constitution would be changed".
Addressing an election rally in Jalesar of Agra Lok Sabha constituency, Yadav said that the "lying" BJP government will have to answer the "real questions" of the people in the ongoing elections.
"The public's real question for the BJP is why did it ask its leaders to repeatedly say that the Constitution given by Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar will be changed? Does the BJP have an answer to this?" the SP chief said.
"Why did the BJP raise the issue of changing the Constitution -- that protects the exploited, deprived and oppressed -- to end reservations. These are the real questions of the public, to which the BJP has no answer," he said.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yadav said, "Those who used to talk about 'Mann Ki Baat' should now talk about the Constitution. Now, they can not do everything according to their whims. Now, the lying BJP government will have to face the true questions of the people."
Yadav further targeted the government over lack of government jobs, papers leak and the Agnipath scheme.
"If BJP does not have an answer, it should not be given votes," he said.
Terming the electoral bonds as a ploy to extort industrialists, Yadav said it led to inflation.
After the Lok Sabha elections, when the INDIA bloc government is formed, the Agniveer scheme will be abolished, farmers will get guaranteed minimum support price and the poor will get more nutritious free ration, he said.
The poor and women will also be given Rs 1 lakh, he added.
Agra will go to polls on May 7 in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
