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Karnataka registers highest single day coronavirus tally with 8,642 cases

  •   Thu, Aug 20 2020 08:05:19 AM

Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS): Karnataka has registered its highest single day number of coronavirus infections, at 8,642, taking the state's tally to 2.49 lakh, even as 7,201 more patients recovered, a state health official said on Wednesday.

"Today, 8,642 new positive cases were reported and 7,201 people have been discharged," said Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey.

Bengaluru Urban continued to account for the highest number of cases (2,804), resulting in the city tally rising to 96,910, out of which 33,280 cases are active.

Shivamogga accounted for 915 infections, followed by Mysuru (562), Ballari (537), Belagavi (379), Udupi (375), Dharwad (253), Dakshina Kannada (234) and Davangere (228).

Meanwhile, 126 more patients succumbed to the virus, taking the state's toll to 4,327.

Of the state's 2.49 lakh cases, 81,097 are active including 704 in ICU, while with the new recoveries, the number of people cured has risen to 1.64 lakh.

On Wednesday, Pandey inaugurated a state level orientation programme aimed at negating stigma and discrimination against coronavirus patients.

He also unveiled some booklets in English and Kannada on Covid appropriate behaviour.

 

 

 
  

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 20 2020

    There is no seriousness about corona in the state. If at the old port ( Bunder) in Mangalore there is no social distancing, because of the crowd, but the vendors there are not using masks. What are district health officers doing infact in the month of April the market was closed when cases of corona were few in DK. The central market is closed because of covid19, on the contrary the old port Bunder) is open in a small area which is crowded. There is no thermal screening there though they collect a amount for vehicles to enter there.
    In this case surely cases of covid will multiply.

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  • KV Kamath, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 20 2020

    PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TERMS LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING. POLICE MUST SWING IN ACTION WITH THEIR LATHIS TO CONTROL. THEIR JOB IS TOUGH NOW LIKE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.DOCTORS AND PARAMEDICS HAVE LIMITED OPTIONS/RESOURCES ONLY.

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