With 1,267 Covid-19 cases, Karnataka sees highest single-day spike
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday recorded the largest single-day spike of more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases and 16 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 13,190, the health department said.
The day also saw 220 patients getting discharged after recovery; even as 243 patients in the state were undergoing treatment at the ICU.
Out of 1,267 fresh cases reported on Sunday, a whopping 783 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone. The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on June 27 with 918 cases.
As of June 28 evening, cumulatively 13,190 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 207 deaths and 7,507 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 5,472 active cases, 5,229 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 243 are in ICU.
The 16 dead, include four from Bengaluru urban, three from Dakshina Kannada, two each from Tuamkuru and Bagalkote, and one each from Dharwad, Hassan, Mysuru, Ballari, Kalaburagi.
Among the deceased, 11 are between the age group of 31 and 70 years, and five women between 48-76 years.
While most of those who died had the history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), three were with Influenza-like illness (ILI), and one each with travel history and contact of patients earlier tested positive.
While, one dead patient's contact history is still under tracing.
Among the districts where new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounts for 783 cases, Dakshina Kannada 97, Ballari 71, Udupi 40, Kalaburagi 34, Hassan 31, Gadag 30, Bengaluru rural 27, eighteen each from Dharwad and Mysuru, Bagalkote 17, Uttara Kannada 14, Haveri 12, Kolar 11.
While Belagai reported 8 cases, seven each were reported in Bidar and Chitradurga, six each from Raichur, Mandya and Davangere, Vijayapura 5, Shivamogga 4, three each from Chikkaballapura, Koppala, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu, Tumakuru 2, and Yadagiri 1.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,314 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 1,398 and Udupi 1,179.
A total of 5,95,470 samples were tested so far, out of which 13,835 were tested on Sunday alone. So far 5.66 lakh samples have come out as negative and out of them 12,448 were reported negative today.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
