Mar 17: 140 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, March 17: Karnataka on Thursday recorded 140 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths taking the total infection count and fatalities to 39,44,326 and 40,028 respectively.
In its daily COVID-19 bulletin, the health department said 162 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,02,190 while active cases stood at 2,067.
Bengaluru urban district reported 99 infections and two deaths.
Other districts too saw fresh cases including 10 in Chitradurga, five in Dakshina Kannada, four each in Udupi and Uttara Kannada and three each in Kodagu and Mysuru.
There were zero deaths due to COVID in 30 districts including 15, which also reported nil infections.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.37 per cent and the case fatality rate was 1.42 per cent.
As many as 37,264 tests were conducted including 28,622 RT-PCR tests taking the total so far to 6.52 crore.
There were 61,244 inoculations done taking the total vaccinations so far to 10.23 crore, the department said.
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Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs
Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI): Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Chasing 218 for a win, the Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs.
Shimron Hetmyer top-scored for RR with a 32-ball 52 while captain Sanju Samson chipped in with a 28-ball 41.
For GT, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got two each.
Earlier, Sai Sudharsan struck a breezy 82 to help GT post 217 for 6.
Sudharsan's 53-ball innings was studded with eight fours and three sixes, while M Shahrukh Khan and Jos Buttler made 36 each.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 217 for 6 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 82, Jos Buttler 36, M Shahrukh Khan 36; Maheesh Theekshana 2/54, Tushar Deshpande 2/53).
Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.2 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 52, Sanju Samson 41; Prasidh Krishna 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/37, Sai Kishore 2/20).
