With 378 fresh cases on Saturday, Karnataka cross 5000-mark for COVID-19 cases in state
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday reported a whopping 378 fresh cases of Corona Virus in the State, the highest single-day jump registered in the state so far. With this, Karnataka has also crossed the 5000 case mark.
The state also reported two deaths due to the deadly virus, one each in Bidar and Vijayapura Districts. The information was shared by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday evening.
A 55-year-old woman who was admitted to Hospital in Bidar for breathing problems and cough died on June 5, her samples have now returned positive for COVID-19. Another 82-year-old woman who passed away May 27, has also tested positive for the virus.
Udupi on Saturday reported 121 fresh cases in the District, while Yadgiri reported 103, Kalaburagi 69, Dakshina Kannada 24, Bengaluru Urban 18, while Davangere and Vijayapura reported six cases each. Belagavi reported five cases, Gadag reported 4 while Mandya, Haveri, Hassan, and Dharwad registered three new cases each.
Chikkaballapur and Raichur also recorded two fresh cases each, and Bidar, Koppal, Kolar, Tumkuru reported one case each in their respective Districts.
Of the 5213 cases reported in the State so far, 1968 have recovered from the virus and have been discharged from hospital while the state currently is treating 3184 active cases across its territory. 280 people recovered from the virus on a single day, while 59 patients have succumbed to the virus, the health bulletin added.
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Nursing assistant attempts suicide after 'obscene act' outside Kerala temple, booked
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A case has been registered against a nursing assistant at a government medical college here for allegedly exposing himself at a local shrine and attempting self-harm when confronted, police said Wednesday.
An officer of Thiruvallam police station said that the man allegedly attempted suicide by cutting his wrist and neck with a surgical blade after temple authorities stopped his exhibitionism outside the shrine.
He had made deep wounds on his neck and wrist and post-surgery, he was now in the ICU, police said.
The officer said that on Monday, the nursing assistant, who had been under treatment at a de-addiction centre for alcohol abuse, arrived at the Thiruvallam Parasurama temple and carried out exhibitionism in front of the shrine.
"When the devaswom officials stopped him and tried to detain him till police arrives, he cut his wrist and neck with a surgical blade," the officer said.
A case under sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 298 (defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against the nursing assistant, police said.
The officer said that the man would be arrested once his health improves.
