Sept 3: 941 COVID-19 cases, one death in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Sep 3: Karnataka on Saturday reported 941 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 40,54,146 and 40,203 respectively, the Health Department said.
The day saw 788 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,08,698, according to a bulletin.
Active cases stood at 5,203, the bulletin said.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum number of 526 cases.
Other districts, too, reported infections: 99 in Mysuru, 36 in Hassan, 35 in Ramanagar, 29 in Dakshina Kannada and 24 in Chamarajanagar.
The lone death due to COVID-19 occurred in Chamarajanagar.
The bulletin said Bidar, Gadag and Yadgir reported zero infection and nil death.
A total of 23,101 samples were tested and they include 16,579 using RT-PCR method, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.87 crore.
The number of the vaccinated rose to 11.86 crore with 31,457 people being inoculated today, the bulletin 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.
