Bengaluru: COVID restrictions, night curfew extended till October 11

By Team Newsable | First Published Sep 27, 2021, 5:32 PM IST

Bengaluru city police commissioner Kamal Pant said that the Covid-19 restrictions, including the night curfew, have been extended, reported news agency ANI.

The Covid-19 restrictions in Bengaluru, including night curfew, have been extended till October 11. The night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will also remain in force.

Bengaluru city police commissioner Kamal Pant said that the Covid-19 restrictions, including the night curfew, have been extended, reported news agency ANI.

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Karnataka on Sunday reported 775 new cases of Covid-19 and nine more deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29.73 lakh and toll to 37,726, the health department said on Sunday.

The day also saw 860 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,22,427.

Out of 775 new cases reported on Sunday, Bengaluru Urban reported 255 new cases, as the city saw 205 discharges and three deaths. The total number of active cases in the state is now at 13,213. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.54%, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.16%.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,45,490, followed by Mysuru 1,77,769 and Tumakuru 1,20,098. Cumulatively a total of 4.71 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,40,970 were tested on Sunday alone.

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Meanwhile, The Bengaluru traffic police have resumed taking breathalyser tests of motorists driving under the influence of alcohol.

Speaking to news reporters, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) BR Ravikanthe Gowda said drink-driving checks had been resumed on full scale.

"We have taken the opinion of experts that has been sought before resuming these tests," he said.

The police had stopped breath analyser tests using alcometers in Bengaluru amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The breath analyser tests are being resumed after Bengaluru saw an increase in drunk driving cases, the report said. Ravikanthe Gowda further said that the opinion of experts has been sought before resuming these tests, according to a report in Deccan Herald. Ravikanthe Gowda further said that the opinion of experts has been sought before resuming these tests, according to the report.

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