COVID-19: State sees 332 new cases, 11 deaths
The Hindu
Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 332 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,81,732 and the toll to 37,906. Bengaluru Urban reported 145 cases and five deaths, the highe
Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 332 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,81,732 and the toll to 37,906. Bengaluru Urban reported 145 cases and five deaths, the highest among districts.
The active cases in Karnataka are now under 10,000, at 9,712. While the Test Positivity Rate for the day was 0.41%, the Case Fatality Rate was 3.31%.
Cumulatively, 4,89,50,674 samples have been tested in the State so far, out of which 79,177 were done on Tuesday.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists