Karnataka’s daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crossed the 3,000-mark with 3,082 new cases, which have taken the state’s caseload to 987,012, according to the health department’s bulletin on Sunday. Sunday’s case count in Karnataka has been the highest in nearly five months. The last time these many cases were seen was on November 5, 2020, when 3,156 were detected.
Twelve more people died and 1,285 discharges were added, the bulletin said. The death toll and the number of recoveries so far stand at 12,504 and 951,452 respectively, the bulletin added. Of the new cases, Bengaluru Urban added the highest (2,004) followed by Kalaburagi (159), Udupi (115), Mysuru (114) among others. Bengaluru Urban, which is the worst-hit district, is leading the list of infections in the state with 428,173 Covid-19 cases. The highest recoveries have also been reported from this district (407,709).
The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for travellers across India to produce a negative RT- PCR test report before entering the Bengaluru from April 1.
Bengaluru has also been witnessing a spike in the number of children testing positive for Covid-19. In March alone, more than 470 children below the age of 10 were found out to be infected, news agency PTI reported on Saturday. The news agency added that cases in children were initially limited to eight to nine per day in the early days of this month “but they have steadily risen to 46 on March 26”. Experts told PTI that this recent spike is due to children being more exposed to outdoor activities, public gatherings and social functions. The reopening of schools for certain classes is also a factor for this increase, they added.
{{/usCountry}}Bengaluru has also been witnessing a spike in the number of children testing positive for Covid-19. In March alone, more than 470 children below the age of 10 were found out to be infected, news agency PTI reported on Saturday. The news agency added that cases in children were initially limited to eight to nine per day in the early days of this month “but they have steadily risen to 46 on March 26”. Experts told PTI that this recent spike is due to children being more exposed to outdoor activities, public gatherings and social functions. The reopening of schools for certain classes is also a factor for this increase, they added.
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As the cases in Karnataka have been going up since the start of March, state health minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday that the second wave has already started and urged residents to take precautions against the disease. Sudhakar added that all Covid containment restrictions have been imposed and the state government would take more strict measures in the near future.