Sept 26: 775 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru Urban logs 255 new cases, 3 fatalities; highest in State
Bengaluru, Sep 26: Karnataka has reported 775 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29.73 lakh and toll to 37,726, the health department said on Sunday.
The day also saw 860 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,22,427.
Out of 775 new cases reported on Sunday, 255 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 205 discharges and 3 deaths.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 13,213.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.54 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.16 per cent.
Out of 9 deaths reported on Sunday 3 are from Bengaluru Urban; Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Shivamogga 1.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 255, Dakshina Kannada 99, Mysuru 81, Kodagu 55, Chikkamagaluru 52, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,45,490, followed by Mysuru 1,77,769 and Tumakuru 1,20,098.
Cumulatively a total of 4.71 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,40,970 were tested on Sunday alone.
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Voters in Kolar village boycott polling; demand closure of MSIL bar outside village
Kolar: Urging the closure of the liquor shop opened by the government-owned Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) in Begli Benjenahalli of Kolar taluk, the people in the village staged a protest and also boycotted the polls this year.
Although the election officers visited the village to urge them to compulsorily exercise their right to franchise in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, but failed to convince the locals. The protesters were adamant in their demand for the closure of the MSIL bar, which has been opened on the outskirts of the village.
The people of Begli Benjenahalli had earlier staged a protest outside the office of the Excise Department, demanding a denial of permission to MSIL to open the bar.
While the village has 540 voters, it is reported that none of them has cast vote in the current elections.
