Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Bengaluru adopts Mumbai model to reduce delay in treatment
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Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Bengaluru adopts Mumbai model to reduce delay in treatment
Karnataka reported 47,563 fresh Covid-19 cases and 482 deaths on Saturday, of which 21,534 cases and 285 deaths were from Bengaluru. Having conducted 1.6 lakh tests on Saturday, the daily positivity rate was 30.2 %. With 482 deaths, the daily fatality rate was 1%. After Bengaluru, Mysuru reported 20 deaths, Shivamogga (12), Tumakuru (12). Eleven patients each died in Kalaburagi, Udupi, Uttara Kannada. In the wake of spiralling cases in Karnataka, the state government decided on Saturday to replicate the Mumbai model for Covid management in Bengaluru. It’ll have a decentralised approach with Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) committees in all 198 wards. Stay with TOI for more updates: