<p>The city witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, with the Bengaluru Urban district recording 23 cases and Bengaluru Rural 5.</p>.<p>The new cases form a diverse group with two of them afflicted with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and ten with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). While two had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates, four are interstate travellers (three from Andhra Pradesh and one from Delhi).</p>.<p>One is a 50-year-old inter-district traveller from Ballari and four are primary contacts of known Covid-19 patients. One of the contacts is associated with P469, a 26-year-old man who lived in a Hongasandra slum and tested positive on April 24. He was subsequently discharged from hospital care on May 16. Many from the Hongasandra cluster left for Bihar after days of quarantine.</p>.<p>Another new case is a 72-year-old male linked with P4317, a 60-year-old woman from Chamrajpet who died of the disease on June 3.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Two casualties</p>.<p>The two fresh casualties are due to comorbidity conditions. P2519, a 61-year-old woman and a resident of Kalasipalya, showed symptoms of SARI. Health officials said she had diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.</p>.<p>Though P2519 was admitted to a private hospital, she was subsequently moved to Victoria Hospital, where she was on ICU support until she died on Saturday.</p>.<p>The other fatality is P4315, a 57-year-old man who also had diabetes and hypertension. According to information from the department of health, he also had filariasis and chronic myeloid leukemia. He died on Sunday.</p>.<p>The youngest of the cases reported in Bengaluru on Sunday was an 18-year-old, while the oldest was 72.</p>
<p>The city witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, with the Bengaluru Urban district recording 23 cases and Bengaluru Rural 5.</p>.<p>The new cases form a diverse group with two of them afflicted with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and ten with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). While two had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates, four are interstate travellers (three from Andhra Pradesh and one from Delhi).</p>.<p>One is a 50-year-old inter-district traveller from Ballari and four are primary contacts of known Covid-19 patients. One of the contacts is associated with P469, a 26-year-old man who lived in a Hongasandra slum and tested positive on April 24. He was subsequently discharged from hospital care on May 16. Many from the Hongasandra cluster left for Bihar after days of quarantine.</p>.<p>Another new case is a 72-year-old male linked with P4317, a 60-year-old woman from Chamrajpet who died of the disease on June 3.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Two casualties</p>.<p>The two fresh casualties are due to comorbidity conditions. P2519, a 61-year-old woman and a resident of Kalasipalya, showed symptoms of SARI. Health officials said she had diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.</p>.<p>Though P2519 was admitted to a private hospital, she was subsequently moved to Victoria Hospital, where she was on ICU support until she died on Saturday.</p>.<p>The other fatality is P4315, a 57-year-old man who also had diabetes and hypertension. According to information from the department of health, he also had filariasis and chronic myeloid leukemia. He died on Sunday.</p>.<p>The youngest of the cases reported in Bengaluru on Sunday was an 18-year-old, while the oldest was 72.</p>
