Two more COVID-related deaths reported in Karnataka, pushing tally to 11
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka added two more COVID-related deaths to its tally, pushing it to 11 on Monday. The day also saw 67 new cases, according to the health department.
A 51-year-old woman from Belagavi with comorbidities had died of acute cardiorespiratory arrest on June 8. While 79-year-old man from Dakshina Kannada, who was admitted on June 6 at a private hospital in Dakshina Kannada, died of COVID pneumonia on June 9. Both the patients had been vaccinated against COVID.
The positivity rate, which spiked to 40.7 per cent on June 9 fell drastically on Tuesday, and registered a 11.73 per cent. In total, 571 tests were done on Tuesday, of which 531 were RTPCR tests and 40 RAT tests.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
