After five months, active cases cross 20,000
The Hindu
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, which has been consistently declining since September 2021, has breached the 20,000 mark, for the first time since August 15.The number of patients un
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, which has been consistently declining since September 2021, has breached the 20,000 mark, for the first time since August 15.
The number of patients under treatment had continued to dip from September 2021, touching 8,644 on October 31 and 6,574 on December 1, 2021. By January 1, 2022, however, active cases stood at 9,386, crossing the 9,000 mark for the first time since mid-October 2021 before reaching 10,292 on January 2. In five days, the number has doubled to 22,173 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, with 5,031 new cases of COVID-19, the State’s tally touched 30,22,603. Of the new cases, 4,324 cases are from Bengaluru Urban. With one death, the State’s toll rose to 38,358. This is apart from 29 deaths of patients due to non-COVID-19 reasons.