Sept 30: 933 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Sep 30: Karnataka on Thursday reported 933 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths, pushing the total number of infections to 29,76,000 and death toll to 37,794, the health department said.
The day also saw 704 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,25,397.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for 291 fresh cases, as the city saw 172 discharges and 5 deaths.
Active cases in the state stood at 12,780.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.81 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.50 per cent.
Of the deaths reported today, 5 are from Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada (3), Hassan (2), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, the highest number of fresh infections was recorded in Dakshina Kannada with 94, Udupi 77, Mysuru 76 and Chikkamagaluru 63.
Bengaluru Urban district has now a total of 12,46,430 positive cases, followed by Mysuru 1,77,981 and Tumakuru 1,20,216.
Among discharges, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 12,22,651, followed by Mysuru 1,74,997 and Tumakuru 1,18,740.
Cumulatively, 4,76,19,019 samples have been tested in the state, of which 1,14,529 were tested on Thursday 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.
