Hospitalisation owing to COVID-19 is inching up in Karnataka, though fatalities are low. As of Monday (June 27), there were 79 patients admitted in hospitals. This is a nearly 20% jump from the four hospitalisations that were recorded on June 1.
According to data from the State Health Department, of the 79 patients hospitalised, 12 are in ICUs and two have occupied oxygen/ high dependency unit (HDU) beds. The remaining have occupied general beds. While 72 of the 79 are in BBMP areas, all the 79 have been admitted in government hospitals.
Hospitalisations that had remained low despite a rise in new cases since the beginning of this month, started increasing from June 10 when 22 patients required admission. In ten days, this number doubled to 42 on June 20. Now, in a span of one week, hospitalisations have shot up to 79.
