Karnataka reports over 1k new COVID-19 cases for second straight day on Monday
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday recorded over one thousand fresh cases of COVID-19 in the state for the second consecutive day. The state reported 1,105 new cases and 19 deaths on Monday, a health bulletin from the Health and Family Welfare Department Department.
With this, the number of cases in the state has gone up to 14,295.
Bellary District reported 12 deaths in the last 24-hours due to the deadly virus. The toll in the state has now gone up to 226, including the 19 deaths reported on Monday. Among others, Bengaluru Urban reported four deaths, and Bagalkote, Dakshina Kannada, and Hassan reported one death each.
Bengaluru Urban once again topped the list of most cases reported in the last 24 hours as it reported 738 new cases. Bellary 76, Dakshina Kannada 32, Bidar 28, Uttara Kannada 24, Kalaburagi 23, Hassan 22, Vijaypura 22, Tumkuru 18, Udupi 18, Chikkamagaluru 17, Dharwad 17, Chikkaballapur 15, Yadgiri 9, Mandya 8, Mysuru 6, Shivmoga 5, Raichur 4, Bagalkote 4, Gadag 4, Kolar 4, Bengaluru Rural 3, Davangere 2, Chitradurga 2, Ramnagar 2 and Haveri, Kodagu reported one case each.
Of the 14,295 cases reported in the state so far, 7,683 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 176 on Monday. 226 patients in the state have succumbed to the virus while there are 6,382 active cases in the state currently.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
