Updated: With no proper infrastructure in villages, pressure is high on the district hospital Share Article AAA Last year, the Chamarajanagar district administration had blocked roads winding through forests and connecting hamlets and villages, to minimise contact with the outside world, and stay ahead of the COVID-19 curve. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH With no proper infrastructure in villages, pressure is high on the district hospital Surrounded by forests and hills, Chamarajanagar district which staved off the first wave of COVID-19 till as late as June 2020 and was in the ‘green’ category for long, is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases in rural areas than in urban centres in the second wave of the pandemic. The district witnessed the shocking deaths of 24 COVID-19 patients within 24 hours between Sunday and Monday, some of whom died allegedly due to lack of oxygen.