Mar 24: 109 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 24: Karnataka on Thursday registered 109 fresh coronavirus cases and 2 fatalities thereby taking the total to 39,45,079 and 40,044 respectively till date.
As many as 117 patients got discharged today while the number of recoveries was 39,03,201, according to a bulletin.
Of the new cases, 74 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 90 recoveries and one death, said the bulletin.
The number of active cases in the State was 1,792.
While the positivity rate for the day was 0.34 per cent, the case fatality rate was 1.83 per cent.
The two deaths reported today were from Bengaluru Urban and Dakshina Kannada.
After Bengaluru Urban, Belagavi reported the highest number of cases with 11 followed by Chitradurga (6), Dakshina Kannada (4), Udupi (3), followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has 17,81,290 cases, Mysuru 2,29,448 and Tumakuru 1,59,831.
Cumulatively, 6,54,01,956 crore samples have been tested so far with 32,015 examined today.
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Karnataka: Four of family killed in roof collapse in Vijayapura amid heavy rain
Vijayapura (Karnataka) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed after the roof of an old rented house collapsed during heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in this district, police said on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Gurunath Badigera (35), his wife Jyoti Badigera (28), and their two children, Kalamma Badigera (13) and Kirti Badigera (9), they said.
The incident occurred at Moratagi village of Alamela taluk in Vijayapura district, police said.
According to police, the family had been staying in the old rented house while repair work was underway at their own residence. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the roof of the house collapsed due to the heavy rain and wind.
All four members of the family were asleep when the roof of the house suddenly collapsed on them, following which they got trapped under the debris and died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services Department and the police rushed to the spot and undertook rescue operations to retrieve the bodies.
Police said the incident took place under the jurisdiction of the Sindagi Police Station. Senior police officials visited the spot and inspected the area. Further investigation is underway.
