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Karnataka records 5k covid-19 cases for the third straight day

Karnataka records 5k covid-19 cases for the third straight day


Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, July 25, 2020: Karnataka on Saturday reported the biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases so far, according to the health department. Over 5,072 cases and 72 related fatalities were recorded, taking the total number of infections to 90,942 and deaths to 1,796. The day also saw 2,403 patients getting discharged after recovery.

The situation in Bengaluru remains serious as India’s technology capital posted another day of positives beyond the 2000 mark.

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Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for 2,036 followed by Belagavi 341, Ballari 222, Dakshina Kannada 218, Mysuru 187, Kalaburagi and Dharwad 183, Udupi 182, Vijayapura 175, Uttara Kannada 155,  Bengaluru Rural 154, Hassan 151, Chikkaballapura 101.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases with a total of 43,503 infections followed by Dakshina Kannada 4,607 and Kalaburagi 3,712.

All 30 districts in the state continue to report new cases everyday that indicates the extent of the spread. Several districts that appeared to have contained the spread for some time began to see a spurt in cases all over again.

Though chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa has ruled out any more lockdowns,he has put in place night curfews and a state-wide shutdown on Sunday’s.

"Please remain home and stay safe for tomorrow’s lockdown. It’s in your own interest to break the chain... so faar you have been wonderful citizens..we will be out on streets to ensure your safety...," Bhaskar Rao, the Bengaluru city police commissioner posted on Twitter.

Senior officials on Saturday held meetings to ramp up testing. Karnataka has been facing trouble in terms of scaling up of testing, contact tracing and a shortage of hospital beds which, among other problems, has added to the challenges of the states battle against the virus.

Karnataka on Saturday announced a full waiver of crematorium fees for those who succumb to the Covid-19 infection in Bengaluru.Revenue Minister R Ashoka said the family of Covid-19 patients need not pay any fees that was fixed by the BBMP at the city’s 12 electric crematoriums.


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