Coronavirus | Karnataka’s toll up by 217, new cases cross 48,000
The Hindu
Power outage hits hospital near Yadgir; fatalities in Kerala touch 49; Telangana extends night curfew till May 8
Karnataka on Friday reported 48,296 new cases of COVID-19 and recorded 217 deaths. A 30-year old COVID-19 patient in the ICU of a government hospital at Mudnal near Yadgir died during a power outage on Friday. The patient’s kin said disruption in oxygen due to the power outage caused his death. District Surgeon S.B. Hiremath dismissed the charge, claiming that the death was not caused by power outage, and oxygen supply was not disrupted. Health Department officers and engineers at Gulbarga Electricity Company Limited (GESCOM), said the power outage lasted one-and-a-half hours and the generator had no fuel.More Related News