City’s COVID-19 positivity rate at six-month high

As on April 21, the figure for the month was 9.21% for 14.36 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 in the city hit a a six-month high of 9.21 % on Wednesday. Compare this to the last few months before the second wave of infections hit the State hard. According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s war room bulletin on April 21, the 9.21% positivity rate is against 14.36 lakh tests. 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 these two months.