The positivity rate on Tuesday touched a staggering 81.4% and MG Hiremath, deputy commissioner, has now ordered a total lockdown this weekend
BELAGAVI: The big surge in Covid-19 cases government data shows 8,722 people have tested positive in the past five days in Belagavi district is being attributed to the Lok Sabha bypoll, a porous border, lack of awareness and delayed response from the district administration.
The positivity rate on Tuesday touched a staggering 81.4% and MG Hiremath, deputy commissioner, has now ordered a total lockdown this weekend.
The second wave is sweeping through villages like Sunnal in Ramdurg taluk. In just about a week, over 10 people have died, forcing the panchayat to seal down the entire village. A 31-year-old infected man, who is isolating at his farmhouse, believes a combination of factors has pushed Sunnal into the present situation. Villagers actively participated in the bypoll, held a local fair and over 150 taxi drivers were making trip