BENGALURU: The number of Covid cases in the state, especially Bengaluru, has spiked in the last one week. But there is no need to press the panic button, say state health department authorities.
The number of daily positive cases touched 291 in the city on Sunday from 178 cases reported on May 31, registering a 63% jump. Ditto with state numbers: it spiked to 301 positive cases on Sunday while there were ony 197 cases reported on May 31. The positivity rate in Bengaluru is 1.6%.