Sept 17: Karnataka reports 476 new COVID-19 cases, one death
Bengaluru, Sep 17: Karnataka on Saturday reported 476 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the total infections and fatalities to 40,61,157 and 40,232 respectively, the State Health Department said.
The department in its daily COVID bulletin said 358 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,17,148 till date. Active cases stood at 3,735.
Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 215 fresh cases. Other districts too reported new infections today including 97 in Ramanagara, 24 in Kodagu, 18 in Mysuru, 12 in Shivamogga and 11 each in Tumakuru and Uttara Kannada.
The lone death due to COVID-19 occurred in Shivamogga.
The bulletin said five districts in the State have reported zero fatalities.
The positivity rate for the day was 2.03 per cent, the department said.
As many as 23,400 tests were conducted, those included 17,790 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done till date is 6.89 crore.
There were 36,077 inoculations done, taking the total vaccination carried out so far to 11.94 crore, the department said.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
