Hamid Faisal Siddiqui with his father Qazi Muhammad Hussain Siddiquiv (R). (FILE)
BENGALURU: Kalaburagi hit national headlines on March 12 last year after health minister B Sriramulu announced the country’s first Covid-19 death Qazi Muhammad Hussain Siddiqui, a resident of the North Karnataka town.
However, a year on, Hussain’s eldest son, Hamid Faisal Siddiqui insists his father did not die of Covid.
The family says it has neither received a Covid-19 positive report nor confirmation from authorities.
Qazi Muhammad Hussain Siddiqui
Faisal says his father had just returned from meeting his other son in Jeddah on February 29.
Ten days after returning from Jeddah, Hussain passed away after battling high fever and running from one hospital to another for treatment.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for 488 fresh cases.
BENGALURU: Karnataka reported 760 new cases of Covid-19 and 6 related fatalities on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 9,56,801 and the death toll to 12,379, the Health department said.
The day also saw 331 patients getting discharged after recovery, pushing the cumulative tally to 9,36,947.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for 488 fresh cases.
According to a department bulletin, out of 7,456 active cases, 7,341 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 115 are in ICU.
Five deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban and one from Dakshina Kannada.
Kalaburagi logged 37 fresh cases today, Tuamkuru 36, Udupi 33, Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad 25, followed by others.
K Sudhakar
BENGALURU: Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday said the state is marching towards a Covid free state with more than 10 lakh vaccinations having been done so far. Marching towards a Covid free state. Karnataka. Crossed 10 lakh inoculations on Monday, March 8. Vaccinated 73,269 beneficiaries on March 8th, highest in a single day so far (sic), Sudhakar tweeted.
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He said Karnataka has safely vaccinated more than one lakh elderly people above 60 yrs in just eight days, since March 1.