Bengaluru’s COVID-19 positivity rate hits six-month high
The Hindu
As on April 22, the figure for the month was 9.78% for 16.48 lakh tests. In March, the average was 2.31% against 13.78 lakh tests
As Karnataka continues to post new records in COVID-19 positive cases in the second wave of the pandemic, Bengaluru has been reporting staggering numbers. The positivity rate in April hit a six-month high of 9.78% on Thursday. According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s war room bulletin, the 9.78% positivity rate is against 16.48 lakh tests up to April 22. In March, the positivity rate was 2.31% against 13.78 lakh tests. When the number of cases had tapered off in January and February, it was below 1%. The number of tests too, though, were lower in those two months.
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