Karnataka on Monday: 187 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death
Maharashtra alone has ‘contributed’ 526 returnee cases
BENGALURU:
In cricketing terms, one could say Karnataka has scored a century. But there is nothing to rejoice in the state recording a single-day high of 138 positive coronavirus cases on Friday. The day’s count now takes the state’s gruesome tally to 1,743, of which 1,104 are active cases.
The spike in the last few days clearly indicates that Karnataka is experiencing a ‘Maharashtra returnee’ syndrome, as the bulk of the recent figures is accounted for by returnees from the country’s richest and most industrialised state.
Of the 138 cases reported on Friday, 116 have returned from other states — 111 from Maharashtra, 2 each from Telangana and New Delhi, and one from Jharkhand, according to Karnataka Covid-9 spokesperson, minister Suresh Kumar.
According to the minister, since April 24 a total of 526 persons from Maharashtra, who had registered to return with the Karnataka authorities, have tested positive.
As per the health department bulletin, as of Friday evening there were 1,743 Covid-19 cases in the state, a figure that includes 41 deaths and 597 discharges. Of the discharges, 26 patients went home on Friday. Of the 1,104 active cases, 1,085 are in designated hospitals and are stable, while 19 are in the ICU.
District-wise, Chikkaballapur accounted for the highest number of new cases on Friday at 47, Hassan reported 14 cases, Raichur 10, Bidar 9, and Mandya and Tumakuru 8 each.
Overall, Bengaluru Urban still tops the table with 261 positive cases, followed by Mandya with 209 and Kalaburagi with 134. Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban leads with 130 recoveries, followed by Mysuru (88) and Belagavi (65).
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