Cases in Bengaluru drop, but rise in other districts of Karnataka

A healthcare worker collects swab sample from a commuter at the Kempe Gowda bus terminal in Bengaluru on Monday. (Source: K. MURALI KUMAR)

As the third wave of COVID-19 continues to see cases mounting, the numbers in districts other than Bengaluru Urban are showing a worrying upward trend. Mysuru, Hassan and Tumakuru have started reporting over a 1,000 cases a day even as Karnataka has been recording upward of 30,000 cases daily. Though the capital city has stayed true to earlier trends, accounting for much of the overall numbers, other districts are now significant contributors.

Acknowledging this, Health Minister K. Sudhakar, on Monday, tweeted, “Caseload of Bengaluru, which accounted for about 75% of the caseload of the State for the last two weeks, falls below 68% as cases in districts rise.”