Sept 29: 539 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru Urban logs 239 new cases, 7 deaths; highest in State
Bengaluru, Sep 29: Karnataka logged 539 fresh COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 29,75,067 and the toll to 37,780.
The day also saw 591 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,24,693.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for most number of infections (239) as the city saw 141 discharges and seven deaths.
The total number of active cases in the state stood at 12,565.
While the positivity rate for the day was 0.48 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 3.15 per cent.
Dakshina Kannada was behind Bengaluru Urban in number of deaths (3), followed by others.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 239, Dakshina Kannada 75, Kodagu 36, Mysuru 31, Tumakuru 22, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,46,139, followed by Mysuru 1,77,905 and Tumakuru 1,20,162.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 12,22,479, followed by Mysuru 1,74,892 and Tumakuru 1,18,724.
Cumulatively a total of 4,75,04,490 samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,11,538 were on Wednesday alone.
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Three die in accident after car collides with truck in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Jan 20 (PTI): Three people died and equal number of them were injured after the car they were travelling in allegedly collided head-on with a truck here on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 pm in Magadhampur village, Chincholi taluka, in this district, they said.
According to the police, the car was coming from Bidar to Dharur in Telangana when it collided with a truck.
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The deceased have been identified as Avinash (24), Abhishek (26), and Sanjeev (40). They were traveling in the car, and three others who were with them sustained injuries. They were immediately shifted to the nearest hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
A case of the accident has been registered, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
