Karnataka Reports Spurt In Covid-19 Cases

One more death in Bengaluru, Kerala prepares to open two districts for restricted activity, 9 test positive in A.P.

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A total of 36 new COVID-19 cases — the biggest jump in a day in Karnataka so far — were reported on Thursday. North Karnataka accounted for 28 of them, and the day’s numbers pushed up the State tally to 315.

One more patient succumbed to COVID-19 taking the toll to 13. The Department of Health and Family Welfare said the 66-year-old man from Bengaluru died on Wednesday. The patient was admitted to Victoria hospital and was on ventilator support since April 10, after being referred from a private hospital.

Spurt in Belagavi

Belagavi district in North Karnataka, with 17 cases, accounted for 47% of the cases reported on Thursday, followed by Vijayapura, with seven cases. Five cases were reported from Bengaluru and three each from Kalaburagi and Mysuru. There was one case from the Gadag district.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that the number of positive cases in Belagavi and Vijayapura was on the rise. “In Vijayapura, all of the 17 cases are reported from two families,” he said.