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BENGALURU: With the cycle of recoveries kicking in with record discharges reported on many days in the past week, the number of active cases dipped under 5 lakh after 17 days in Karnataka. However, the burden of such cases continues to remain the highest in the country.
As of May 22, Maharashtra, which has more than twice the number of total infections compared to Karnataka, has 3.5 lakh active cases compared to 4.8 lakh in Karnataka. No other state has more than 3 lakh active cases. Fresh cases in Maharashtra had begun to surge earlier than Karnataka in the second wave, which means its recoveries also saw a surge before the state’s, resulting in that state having fewer active cases.