More than 7,000 tests are being done everyday in Karnataka and the COVID Positivity Rate is 3.82 per cent. The positivity rate in the state has not come down yet, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Friday. , Bengaluru News, Times Now
Half of Bengaluru s Population Might Be Affected By Covid19 May 03, 2021, 11:43 IST
The COVID cases in Karnataka has crossed the 16 lakh mark on Sunday following 37,733 fresh cases with 217 deaths. According to the health bulletin, the state has 16,01,865 whereas there are 4,21,436 active cases, 11,64,398 people were discharged. Thew Urban district of Bengaluru accounted for 21,199 fresh cases and 64 deaths. The city is reported 7,97,292 infections and 6,601 deaths and 2,81,767 active cases.
Half of the population in Bengaluru is affected by COVID-19. As per the source, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had identified 48.5 lakh people as the contacts of Covid-19 patients. From the 48.5 lakh contacts, more than 23.2 lakh are primary and 25.3 lakhs are secondary.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 19:17 IST
Bengaluru recorded its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 8,155 news cases being reported from the city. As many as 38 lives were lost to COVID-19 within 24 hours and the total tally rose up to 13,046 on Wednesday (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Meanwhile, the state of Karnataka recorded 11,265 positive COVID-19 cases
Bengaluru: On Wednesday, Bengaluru recorded its highest single-day spike of 8,155 COVID-19 cases. On the same day, Karnataka recorded 11,265 positive COVID-19 cases. The department of Health and Family Welfare confirmed that the total number of cases in Karnataka rose up to 85,480 on Wednesday.
Updated Mar 13, 2021 | 08:25 IST
The BS Yediyurappa government had on Wednesday banned late-night parties at star hotels and restaurants across the state, including Bengaluru. Representational Image.
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As of now, around 500 people are allowed in open spaces for religious and political gatherings
The Karnataka health department has ramped up testing targets for districts that border Kerala and Maharashtra where cases are rising at a rapid rate
Bengaluru: With coronavirus cases spiking once again at an alarming rate across the country, especially in neighbouring states such as Maharashtra and Kerala, the state of Karnataka on Friday banned large gatherings at weddings and other public functions to contain the resurge of the Covid-19 outbreak.