Maha continues to add to Karnataka's COVID-19 tally; biggest single-day spike of 248 cases reported
Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded a biggest single-day spike of 248 COVID-19 cases with returnees from Maharashtra continuing to add to the state's tally, taking the virus to count to 2,781 on Friday.
One casualty was reported and with this, the COVID-19 death toll has gone up to 48, the health department said.
A whopping 208 out of the fresh cases are returnees from Maharashtra.
The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on May 23 with 216 cases, when the state had breached the 200-mark for the first time, in terms of the number of positive cases per day.
As of May 29 evening, cumulatively 2,781 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 48 deaths and 894 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said out of 1,837 active cases, 1,822 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 15 are in ICU.
According to the bulletin,60 patients have been discharged today.
A 50-year-old woman from Chikkaballapura became the 48th COVID-19 related fatality in the state.
The deceased woman, a road traffic accident victim with a head injury, was admitted to a private hospital on May 24 and because of acute kidney injury and pneumonia, the patient was shifted to designated hospital, Bengaluru on May 28.
She tested positive for COVID-19 and succumbed to the virus today.
Other than returnees from Maharashtra, the 248 cases include- eight each who have come from Delhi and Rajasthan, and one each from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu, while one is with international travel history from Ireland.
Remaining cases include- seven who are contacts of patients earlier tested positive, three with a history of influenza-like illness, and one each with a history of severe acute respiratory infection and a containment zone. The contact history of eight others are still being traced.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Raichur accounted for 62, followed by Kalaburagi 61, Yadgir 60, Udupi 15, Bengaluru urban 12, Ballari nine, Chikkaballapura five, four each from Davangere, Hassan and Vijayapura, two each from Mandya, Mysuru, Tumakuru and Chikkamagaluru, and one each from Dharwad, Chitradurga, Shivamogga and Bengaluru rural.
Bengaluru Urban district still tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 303 infections, followed by Mandya 257 and Kalaburagi 251.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with a total of 151 discharges, followed by Belagavi 92 and Mysuru 89.
A total of 2,64,489 samples have been tested, of which 12,411 were tested on Friday alone.
According to the bulletin, 2,58,130 samples have reported as negative, 12,015 alone on Friday.
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US sends 15-point plan to Iran to end war: reports
Washington (PTI): The US has sent Iran a 15-point plan and ceasefire proposal to end the war in the Middle East, multiple news outlets reported here.
The peace plan was shared with Iranian officials Tuesday via Pakistan, according to the New York Times.
ABC News quoted sources saying the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes, but would not provide any other details – including which Iranian officials were sent the proposal.
It is also unclear whether Israel has signed onto the proposal.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the 15-point plan calls on Iran to dismantle its three main nuclear sites and end any enrichment on Iranian soil, suspend its ballistic-missile work, curb support for proxies and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
In return, the nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, imposed by the international community, will end, and the US will also assist and monitor its civil nuclear programme.
The US has also assured to remove the “snapback” mechanism which allows for the automatic reimposition of sanctions if Iran fails to comply.
The 15-point programme also talks about Iran dismantling the Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo nuclear facilities, granting full access to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to its nuclear facilities.
It also asks Iran to abandon its “regional proxy paradigm” and cease the funding, directing and arming of its proxies.
In his remarks Tuesday afternoon, Trump repeated his claim that the US has already won the war in Iran.
The main goal of the war, Trump said, was to ensure that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. “We’re talking about that, and I don’t want to say in advance, but they’ve agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon. They’ve agreed to that,” he said.
