Steady decline in daily Covid infections in Bengaluru, as K'taka logs 41,664 new cases, 349 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 1,787 positive Covid-19 cases, three deaths
Bengaluru, May 15: Bengaluru is witnessing steady decline in the number of daily cases with 13,402 new infections on Saturday, as Karnataka reported 41,664 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 349 fatalities.
The caseload now stands at 21,71,931 and the toll at 21,434, the health department said.
The city had reported 14,316 new cases on Friday and 15,191 on Thursday respectively, from over 20,000 cases during the last weekend.
Saturday also saw 34,425 patients getting discharged after recovery.
As of May 15 evening, cumulatively 21,71,931 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 21,434 deaths and 15,44,982 discharges, a department bulletin said.
The number of active cases in the state stood at 6,05,494.
While the positivity rate for the day was at 35.20 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.83 per cent.
Among 349 deaths reported on Saturday, 94 are from Bengaluru Urban, Ballari (28), Kalaburagi (21), Tumakuru (18), Mysuru and Shivamogga (15), Bagalkote (14), followed by others.
Mysuru accounted for 2,489 cases, Hassan 2,443, Tumakuru 2,302, Dakshina Kannada 1,787, Ballari 1,622, Belagavi 1,502, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 10,42,714, followed by Mysuru 1,10,316 and Tumakuru 79,341.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 6,66,582, followed by Mysuru 94,053 and Ballari 54,112.
A total of over 2,77,66,478 samples have been tested so far, of which 1,18,345 were tested on Saturday alone.
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Tension in Koppal village over Ambedkar flag during fair; five arrested
Koppal: Tension prevailed in Halwarti village of Koppal taluk after a clash reportedly broke out between members of Dalit and upper-caste communities over the hoisting of an Ambedkar flag during the Beeralingeshwara fair.
According to police, a verbal argument between youths from the two communities escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to unrest in the village.
In a related development, it has been alleged that members of the upper-caste community entered the house of a Dalit youth, identified as Gavisiddappa Hosamani, damaged the door and vandalised the front portion of the house.
As a precautionary measure, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order.
Police said a complaint has been registered at the Koppal Rural Police Station and five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Further investigation is under way.
