4-year-old from Bagalkot among 16 new cases

The highest single-day spike yet in Covid-19 cases of 16 has taken Karnataka’s tally to 197.

Bengaluru accounts for the single largest number with 5 cases reported, of which two had a travel history to Delhi, while Belagavi and Bagalkot have 3 each.

Mysuru has seen an increase of 2 positive cases while Mandya, Chikaballapur and Dharwad have registered one each.

As per the health department?s media bulletin, 197 Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Karnataka till Thursday evening, of which 161 are active cases including one pregnant woman.

The bulletin claims 30 positive cases have recovered and have been discharged, of which 17 are from Bengaluru, 4 from Dakshina Kannada, 2 each from Uttara Kannada and Kalaburagi, and 1 eacn Kodagu and Bengaluru Rural.

As per the data, Bengaluru tops the table with 68 positive cases followed by Mysuru with 37, Dakshina Kannada with 12, Bidar and Belagavi with 10 each, Uttara Kannada, Chikaballapur and Kalaburagi with 9 each, Bagalkot 8, Bellary 6, Mandya 5, Davanagere, Udupi and Bengaluru Rural with 3 each, Dharwad 2 and Kodagu, Tumkur and Gadag with one positive each, for a total tally to 197.

Details of the positive cases:

# Patient 182: 50, male, resident of Belagavi, contact of patient 128 (father).

# Patient 183: 55, male, resident of Mysuru, contact of patients 104 and 154.

# Patient 184: 68, male, resident of Mysuru, contact of patient 159.

# Patient 185: 32, male, resident of Mandya and contact of patient 78 (co-passenger of pharma company worker)

# Patient 186: 4-year-old male, Bagalkot, contact of patient 165.

# Patient 187: 13-year-old male, Bagalkot, contact of patient 165 (son of brother-in-law).

# Patient 188: 9-year-old female, Bagalkot, contact of patient 165 (daughter of brother-in- law).

# Patient 189: 19, female, resident of Bengaluru, travel history of Delhi.

# Patient 190: 27, male, resident of Bengaluru, travel history of Delhi.

# Patient 191: 48, female, resident of Chikaballapur, contact of patient 19 and patient 94 (sisters).

# Patient 192: 40, female, resident of Belagavi, contact of patient 128 (mother).

# Patient 193: 22, male, resident of Belagavi, contact of 128 (brother).

# Patient 194: 27, male, resident of Dharwad, travel history of Delhi.

# Patient 195: 66, male, resident of Bengaluru (Severe Acute Respiratory Infection), travelled from Manipur to Bengaluru on March 12.

# Patient 196: 42, male, resident of Bengaluru (SARI).

# Patient 197: 27, male, resident of Bengaluru (SARI).