Although daily new cases of COVID-19 are not significantly high as yet, the number of active cases in Karnataka have shot up by 23.6% in the last one month. From 1,500 on April 4, active cases have increased to 1,854 on May 5.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the third wave in Karnataka fell below the 50,000 mark on February 11 and further below the 20,000 mark on February 17 after hitting a peak of 3,62,487 cases on January 24. From March 20, active cases fell below 2,000 and have since then been hovering around 1,800. On April 4, the cases further plummeted to 1,500.
The last time active caseload was around 50,000 was on January 9, 2022, when 49,602 were under treatment. Subsequently, when active cases crossed 73,260 on January 11, Union Joint Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to States and Union Territories advising them to keep a daily watch on active cases, home isolation and hospital cases, especially those needing oxygen.
