<p>Bengaluru's stellar reputation for COVID-19 containment took a bruising on Sunday after a staggering 196 new cases and at least three new fatalities were reported. </p>.<p>This took the city’s total COVID-19 tally to 1,272.</p>.<p>By far the largest category of new patients were those with symptoms of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). As many as 102 such people tested positive for COVID-19 from 5 pm on Saturday. </p>.<p>The next largest category is 67 positives, who fall into the “contact under tracing” segment.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-deaths-covid-19-tally-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-icmr-worldometer-info-851629.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on the coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The lion’s share of the new cases (154) falls within the areas under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits.</p>.<p>However, health officials did not respond to queries for information on where the new cases were discovered and under what circumstances the patients contracted the disease.</p>.<p>However, police sources said at least 15 of the new cases are members of the Kalasipalya police station, which has become a COVID-19 epicentre. Eight personnel had previously tested positive at the station. </p>.<p>In all, according to officials, a total of around 55 police personnel have tested for COVID-19 in Bengaluru since the start of the outbreak.</p>.<p>Among the newly identified living cases are 25 primary contacts of known COVID-19 cases. At least two are contacts of inter-state travellers from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Another two are primary contacts of two babies. </p>.<p>One is Patient 8829, a 5-year-old boy, who was infected by an 11-month-old baby boy in Whitefield. The child’s parents had recently returned from Delhi. The other is Patient 8863, a 38-year-old man, who apparently contracted the disease from a one-year-old baby boy diagnosed with ILI. </p>.<p>A shocking eight of the new Bengaluru cases are contacts of Patient 2030, a 58-year-old man in Hassan, who tested positive on May 24 but was discharged on June 3. </p>
<p>Bengaluru's stellar reputation for COVID-19 containment took a bruising on Sunday after a staggering 196 new cases and at least three new fatalities were reported. </p>.<p>This took the city’s total COVID-19 tally to 1,272.</p>.<p>By far the largest category of new patients were those with symptoms of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). As many as 102 such people tested positive for COVID-19 from 5 pm on Saturday. </p>.<p>The next largest category is 67 positives, who fall into the “contact under tracing” segment.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-deaths-covid-19-tally-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-icmr-worldometer-info-851629.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on the coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The lion’s share of the new cases (154) falls within the areas under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits.</p>.<p>However, health officials did not respond to queries for information on where the new cases were discovered and under what circumstances the patients contracted the disease.</p>.<p>However, police sources said at least 15 of the new cases are members of the Kalasipalya police station, which has become a COVID-19 epicentre. Eight personnel had previously tested positive at the station. </p>.<p>In all, according to officials, a total of around 55 police personnel have tested for COVID-19 in Bengaluru since the start of the outbreak.</p>.<p>Among the newly identified living cases are 25 primary contacts of known COVID-19 cases. At least two are contacts of inter-state travellers from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Another two are primary contacts of two babies. </p>.<p>One is Patient 8829, a 5-year-old boy, who was infected by an 11-month-old baby boy in Whitefield. The child’s parents had recently returned from Delhi. The other is Patient 8863, a 38-year-old man, who apparently contracted the disease from a one-year-old baby boy diagnosed with ILI. </p>.<p>A shocking eight of the new Bengaluru cases are contacts of Patient 2030, a 58-year-old man in Hassan, who tested positive on May 24 but was discharged on June 3. </p>