Bengaluru’s daily test positivity rate rises 2.36%, rings alarm bells
The Hindu
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Bengaluru Urban, which is one of the 15 high-burden districts in the country, added 4,664 positive cases in the last seven days. With 1,041 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the day’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) has touched 2.36% causing concern among experts and policy makers. Bengaluru contributes 84.3% (9,575) of the total 11,345 active cases in the State.
Nearly 80.7% of the total cases reported on Monday are from Bengaluru Urban and this has been the trend during the last six days. There has been nearly a four-fold rise in the number of cases reported in the last one week (ending January 2) compared to the previous (week ending December 26).
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