Mar 15: 129 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 15: Karnataka on Tuesday registered 129 fresh coronavirus cases and 2 fatalities thereby taking the total till date to 39,44,041 and 40,024 respectively.
There were 206 patients who got discharged and the number of recoveries were 39,01,636 so far, said a bulletin.
Of the new cases, 101 were from Bengaluru Urban, which also recorded 131 discharged and one death, the bulletin said.
The number of active cases across the State was 2,341.
While the positivity rate for the day was 0.49 per cent, the case fatality rate was 1.55 per cent.
The two deaths reported today were from Bengaluru Urban and Mysuru.
After Bengaluru urban, Tumakuru recorded the highest number of cases with 7 followed by Chitradurga (6), Dakshina Kannada and Shivamogga (3) and others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has 17,80,498 cases, Mysuru 2,29,416 and Tumakuru 1,59,822.
Cumulatively, 6,51,21,893 samples were tested of which 26,055 were examined today.
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Armed robbers kill two security guards in Bidar, loot Rs 93 lakh cash meant for ATM
Bidar (PTI): Bike-borne armed robbers shot dead two security guards before decamping with Rs 93 lakh cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in the district headquarters town of Bidar on Thursday, police said.
Police identified the deceased as Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath. They were the staff of CMS Agency. The staff had come to the ATM located on the busy Shivaji Chowk to fill the cash at 11.30 am, they said.
Sources said the robbers fired eight rounds to execute their crime. Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and barricaded all the roads nearby. Police have formed teams to nab the culprits.
