JOIN USKarnataka reports 1,564 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest in three-and-a-half months
The curve of the second wave of novel coronavirus infections in Karnataka dipped further on Sunday after the state posted the lowest new numbers of cases in three and a half months.
Only 1,564 new cases were found on Sunday, despite the state conducting over 1.53 lakh tests, a quarter of which were conducted in Bengaluru Urban. The new numbers are the lowest since March 22, when 1,445 cases were posted.
The metropolis itself reported just 352 new cases on Sunday. Such low numbers have been seen since the first week of March when the second wave had not yet taken off.
While the state’s Covid-19 numbers had largely plateaued in June, the numbers have fallen dramatically from July 1 onwards. In the course of the last four weeks from June 7 to July 4, the number of cases being found statewide fell by 72%. In Bengaluru Urban, the decline was 68%.
Sunday’s new numbers, coupled with 4,775 discharges statewide means that Karnataka’s active caseload is currently 44,846 cases. Meanwhile, Mysuru district posted the next highest daily numbers (162 cases), followed by Dakshina Kannada (152 cases) and Kodagu (150 cases).
Karnataka also reported 59 deaths, of which three were from Bengaluru Urban. The number of new death disclosures was the lowest it has been since mid-April, indicating that clinical management of the disease has improved. There was just one ‘brought-dead’ case listed among Sunday’s disclosures. This was a 47-year-old man in Ballari, who succumbed to the disease way back on May 4.
Just nine of the new fatalities happened on Sunday. Twenty-one had happened on Saturday, with the remainder having happened in previous days and weeks.
The data suggests that the burden of Covid-19 mortality has now passed to rural areas and second-tier cities, such as Mysuru, Davangere and Ballari districts having a larger share of fatalities.
The statewide test positivity rate, considering the last 15 days, is 2.23%.