The state is set to reopen the healthcare academic institutions as the chief minister of the Karnataka government on Friday allowed the reopening of medical, dental colleges, and allied healthcare academic institutions. Those who have taken at least one dose of vaccine are only permitted to enter the institutions.
Karnataka on Thursday reported 1,977 new cases of Covid-19 and 48 deaths, taking the total number of infections to date to 28,78,564 and fatalities to 36,037, according to the health department. The day also saw 3,188 people getting discharged taking the total number of recoveries to 28,10,121. More new cases were reported, Of the new cases, 462 were reported from Bengaluru Urban. The city also saw 501 discharges and 10 deaths. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 32,383. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.42 percent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.42 percent.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Zilla/Taluk panchayat elections were postponed till December 2021 in a cabinet meeting. Following the meeting, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the cabinet has decided to postpone the Zilla/Taluk panchayat elections because of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
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