
CFR dips despite case surge
The Hindu
Notwithstanding the surge in COVID-19 cases in the State during the last few days, the case fatality rate (CFR) has dipped from 0.7% during the last 15 days to 0.3% during the last 5 days.
Karnataka State COVID-19 War Room, while sharing the data from its performance review dated March 15, 2021, pointed out that a total of 5,868 cases had been reported in the last seven days across the State, while number of COVID-19 deaths during the period was 28. CFR here denotes the proportion of people dying from COVID-19 out of all the individuals testing positive during a certain period of time. While Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum 20 deaths during the seven-day period, Mysuru and Dharwad districts accounted for two deaths each. One person each had died Dakshina Kannada, Kalaburagi, Tumakuru and Bidar due to COVID-19, but as many as 23 districts in the State reported no deaths during the period.More Related News

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