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Coronavirus: 1,839 new corona cases in Karnataka, 42 deaths in single day; tally reaches 21,549

  •   Sat, Jul 04 2020 10:54:16 PM

Bengaluru, Jul 4 (IANS): A record 42 more corona patients succumbed even as 1,839 new patients reported in Karnataka took the state's total tally to 21,549 cases, an official said on Saturday.

The new cases were reported from 5 pm on Friday to 5 pm on Saturday.

Among the dead were 24 patients from Bengaluru Urban alone, followed by six in Bidar, four in Dakshina Kannada, three each in Dharwad and Kalaburagi, and one each in Bengaluru Rural and Hassan.


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Bengaluru continues to lead in the corona caseload in the southern state with 1,172 new cases, taking its total tally to 8,345 cases, including 7,250 active cases.

The tech city thus accounts for 61 per cent of the state's 11,966 active cases.

Among the new cases reported on Saturday, excluding Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada accounted for 75 cases, followed by Ballari (73), Bidar (51), Dharwad (45), Raichur (41), Mysuru (38), Kalaburagi and Vijayapura (37 each).

Mandya and Uttara Kannada recorded 35 cases each, followed by Shivamogga (31), Haveri (28), Belagavi (27), Hassan (25), Udupi (18), Chikkaballapura and Tumkur (12 each).

Likewise, Bengaluru Rural and Kolar witnessed 11 cases each, followed by Davangere (7), Chamarajanagar (5), Gadag (4), Koppal and Chikkamagaluru (3 each), Ramanagara (2) and Yadgir (1).

In all, 1,553 or 84 per cent cases are contacts of earlier corona cases.

On a positive note, 439 more patients were discharged, increasing the total cured patients to 9,244.

The Karnataka Health Department has increased testing of samples. Of the 17,592 tests done on Saturday, 15,294 were negative. In all, the state has tested 6.89 lakh people till now.

Meanwhile, as part of Unlock 2.0, the lockdown in Bengaluru began at 8 pm till 5 am on Monday.

"Lockdown started at 8 pm and ends at 5 pm on Monday in Bengaluru city. Residents, just stay at home and don't ask for exceptions as this is being done in everybody's interest," said Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao.

 
  

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 05 2020

    According to a recent circular the charges in govt. and private hospitals are high.Hospitalization should not be compulsory for mild positive cases.If one person in a family tests positive it is very likely that all members will test positive in a few days,as now community spread has already occurred (in Mangalore if everyone is tested at least 20% will turn out positive-not even knowing about it, ) ,if we consider a family of four the total hospital changes for the whole stay for the family in the cheapest hospital will not be less than 4 lakhs.So home treatment-as 90% of patients are asymptomatic-and do not require ANY treatment should be at home only.If it is compulsory hospitalization it will amount to extortion! For poor patients with serious problems charges should be borne by the govt. or PM CARES (if someone really cares)

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  • Rehna, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 05 2020

    What a shame. People are dying on roads and government is not able to handle the situation, no beds in hospitals. Instead of patients suffering let they government make arrangements to make available paracetamol and cough syrups do that an infected patients can get little relief till they are given treatment by the hospital. Let ICMR open their eyes. Our state government is only fit to do operation Kamala and nothing else. Bhakts now you think what do you want Religion or a efficient MLA or an MP who will work of the people.

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