Active cases: State records nearly 67% rise in one month

With a rise in new COVID-19 cases, the number of active cases in Karnataka have shot up by nearly 67% in the last one month. From 1,666 cases on May 20, active cases increased to 5,035 on June 19. However, the proportion of hospitalisations and deaths continues to remain low so far.

Bengaluru Urban continues to be the epicentre of COVID-19 in Karnataka. Nearly 96% of the total active cases are from the State capital. In the last one month, the daily incidence of new cases in Bengaluru Urban has risen from 89 (on May 20) to 588 on June 19.

Accordingly, active cases too shot up from 1,591 on May 20 to 4,833 on June 19.  On June 20, active cases reduced marginally to 4,928 in the State, of which 4,723 are from Bengaluru Urban.