Karnataka spikes 196 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday reported a whopping 196 number of new cases of deadly coronavirus on Saturday, according to the latest health bulletin issued by Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday afternoon.
With this the State has neared the 2000 mark for the total number of cases as it has so far reported 1939 cases.
196 cases that were reported in the state between Friday evening 5pm and Saturday 12pm has triggered panic among the residents of the state. The bulletin further informed that the new 196 cases include a four-month old baby along with 37 other children. 184 cases off the 196 reportedly were from travelers who had arrived from Mumbai.
Yadgiri District reported the highest, 72 cases in the bulletin while Raichur 39, Mandya 28 and Chikkaballapur 20 were the other Districts with remarkable numbers of new cases.
Gadag (15), Dakshina Kannada (2), Bengaluru (4), Uttara Kannada (2), Kalaburagi (1) also reported new cases.
598 people in the state have so far recovered from the virus and 42 in the state have succumbed to the deadly virus.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
