BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the Covid-19 pandemic is under control in the state and there is no need for panic.
Randeep D, commissioner, department of health and family welfare, admitted there is an increase in the average weekly positive cases and the positivity rate. "However, there is no increase in the number of hospital admissions nor have there been any deaths due to the infection. It is not the start of another wave," said Randeep, adding that the department has also not noticed any new variant in the new caseload and BA.2 variant continues to be dominant.
