Only two districts have a TPR of less than 5%

State average is 12.79%

If the recommendation by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that the lockdown should be continued till the State’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) falls below 5% is considered, the State still has a long way to go before unlocking restrictions. As of now only two districts, Bidar and Kalaburagi, have a TPR below 5%. Although there has been a considerable decline in the number of new cases in the last one week, the State’s average TPR for the last seven days (May 25 to May 31) is 12.79%. What is worrisome is that the TPR in 20 districts is higher than the State average during the last seven days prior to May 31. At 32.83%, Mysuru has the highest TPR followed by 25.53% in Chikkamangaluru. While eight districts have a TPR of over 20%, 12 districts have a TPR of less than 20% but still above the State average. Six districts including Bengaluru Urban have a TPR of less than 10% with the lowest in Bidar (1.26%), and Kalaburagi (3.56%).