Bengaluru’s COVID-19 fatality rate lowest among major Indian cities: Health Minister
Bengaluru sees 1,975 fresh cases out of 3,176 statewide
BENGALURU:
For the second straight day, Karnataka has recorded 87 deaths while the Covid- infected figures have reached another high in both the state and Bengaluru, with 3,176 and 1,975 fresh cases respectively.
Bengaluru has a major share of the casualties at 60 out of 87.
As per the bulletin relased by the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare department, the state’s death toll has now swollen to 928.
Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, while briefing the media on Wednesday evening, said that despite the positive numbers going up, the state also witnessed 1,076 discharges on the same day. Till date, the state has seen 18,466 discharges.
Karnataka has 47,253 positive cases, of which 27,823 are active cases. Bangalore has the highest number of active cases in the state at 17,051 cases — which has forced the state government to impose a lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts.
Though Bengaluru Rural on Wednesday reported only 10 positive cases, it has an overall 356 active cases.
District stats
Bengaluru Urban 1,975
Dharwad 139
Ballari 136
Mysuru 99
Vijayapura 80
Dakshina Kannada 76
Kalaburagi 67
Udupi 52
Yadagiri 49
Uttara Kannada 48
Belagavi 41
Gadag 39
Bidar 35
Davanagere 35
Bagalakote 34
Chikkaballapura 32
Mandya 31
Shivamogga 29
Raichur 26
Hassan 25
Tumkur 24
Kodagu 23
Kolar 15
Koppa 14
Chikkamagalur 13
Chitradurga 12
Bengaluru Rural 10
Chamarajanagar 8
Haveri 6
Ramanagar 3
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