596 New Covid 19 Cases registered in Bengaluru
According to sources Karnataka reported 918 COVID-19 cases on saturday, the highest single day increase reported in the state.596 cases were reported in bengaluru taking the number of active cases in the city to 1913. Though the numbers have been going up steadily in the city, saturday witnessed a sharp spike. Bengaluru reported 144, 113 and 173 cases in the previous three days. Meanwhile the high number of cases were confirmed in the state health department's daily bulletin listing the COVID-19 cases reported in the state. However, the bulletin on saturday did not specify the details of travel and contact history of the patients.
Apparently health officials are yet to acknowledge that community transmission has begun in Bengaluru. The high number of cases were confirmed in the state health department's daily bulletin listing the COVID-19 cases reported in the state. However, the bulletin on saturday did not specify the details of travel and contact history of the patients. Health officials are yet to acknowledge that community transmission has begun in Bengaluru. Community transmission is when people are infected with the virus without known contact with another confirmed case nor having travelled from a place affected by the pandemic.
The high case load was reported even though the number of tests done 13,577 was lesser than the previous two days. The total number of COVID-19 cases in karnataka rose to 11,923 of which 4441 are active cases and the spike in cases in the state was reported even as karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa announced that a lockdown will be in place in the state on Sundays starting from July 5. In addition, the curfew currently in place from 9 pm to 5 am will be effective from 8 pm to 5 am starting on Monday. As many as 197 COVID-19 patients in the state are currently in the ICU. Of this, 125 patients are in Bengaluru.