Bengaluru, Nov 1: Karnataka on Monday registered substantial reduction in COVID-19 cases with 188 fresh cases and two deaths, pushing the caseload and death toll to 29,88,521 and 38,084, the health department said.
For the first time in several months, Bengaluru urban district reported new infections in double digits and zero fatalities. The daily fresh cases used to be in three digits.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.25 per cent and the case fatality rate was 1.06 per cent.
A total of 73,924 samples were tested in the state including 64,418 RT-PCR tests on Monday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5.09 crore.
The day also saw 318 people being discharged, pushing the total number of recoveries to 29,41,896. Active cases stood at 8,512, a department bulletin said.
Other districts too reported fresh cases including 16 in Mysuru, 12 in Dakshina Kannada, 11 in Hassan and 10 in Kodagu.
While 10 districts reported zero infections, 15 districts had cases in single digits.
The two deaths were reported in Mysuru, while 30 districts of Karnataka had zero fatalities.
Bagalkote, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagar and Yadgir registered zero infections and zero COVID-19 related deaths.
The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 6.54 crore, with 98,115 people being inoculated on Monday.
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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has clarified that Article 21A of the Constitution, which guarantees free and compulsory education for children up to the age of fourteen, does not confer the right for a child to be educated in a specific school of their choice. Justice C Hari Shankar made this observation while addressing a case involving a 7-year-old girl seeking admission as an economically weaker section (EWS) student in Class II for the academic session 2023-24.
The girl's mother had filed a plea against a school for refusing admission despite her daughter being shortlisted for admission in Class I for the previous academic session through a computerized draw of lots conducted by the Directorate of Education (DoE).
The court noted that the girl had not applied for admission as an EWS student for Class II for the relevant academic year, and without such an application, she had no enforceable right to seek admission in that year to any particular school. The court emphasized that each academic year constitutes a fresh session, and the right to admission as an EWS candidate does not automatically carry forward to the next academic year without the necessary application and draw of lots.
While rejecting the prayer for admission to Class II, the court directed the DoE to ensure that the girl is granted admission as an EWS student in Class II in another school.