Karnataka coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll crosses 10,000-mark

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October 12, 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Karnataka's death toll due to Covid crossed 10,000 mark, even as recoveries at 12,030 were the highest in a single day, while new cases declined to 7,606 on Sunday.

"With 70 patients succumbing to the infection across the state during the last 24 hours, the state's death toll rose to 10,076 since the pandemic broke on March 8," said the state health bulletin on Monday night.

The state's Covid tally shot up to 7,17,915 till date with 7,606 fresh cases, while active cases rose to 1,15,776.

Recoveries across the state increased to 5,92,084 till date with 12,030 discharged in the last 24 hours.

As the epicentre of the virus, Bengaluru also registered higher recoveries - 5,764, taking the number of discharged to 2,17,122 so far.

With 3,498 fresh cases, the city's Covid tally rose to 2,85, 055, including 64,570 active cases, while 3,362 died of the virus, with 18 on Sunday.

Of the 928 patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) across the state, 346 are in Bengaluru hospitals, 93 in Dharwad district, 78 in Ballari, 49 in Hassan, 40 in Chamarajanagara and 37 in Kalaburagi.

Of the tests conducted on Sunday, 23,564 were through the rapid antigen detection and 55,193 through RT-PCR.

"Positivity rate stood at 9.65 per cent and case fatality rate at 0.92 per cent on Sunday," said the bulletin.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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