Karnataka on Tuesday noticed 348 new infections taking the entire variety of instances to 39,53,937. With this the day’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) touched 2.11% and the weekly TPR touched 1.53%.
Of the brand new instances, 339 have been reported from Bengaluru Urban alone. With zero deaths, the State’s toll remained 40,066. Besides, 42 deaths of sufferers attributable to non-COVID-19 causes have additionally been recorded.
As many as 311 individuals had been discharged on Tuesday taking the entire recoveries to 39,11,351. Active instances touched 2,478. As many as 16,474 exams had been carried out within the final 24 hours, together with 10,709 RT-PCR exams. With this, the entire variety of exams rose to six,64,87,860.
Dengue surveillance
Meanwhile, the Health Department has directed district officers to step up surveillance towards vector-borne illnesses, particularly dengue, chikungunya and malaria.
According to a round issued by Arundathi Chandrashekar, Mission Director, National Health Mission, as the potential for an increase within the incidence of vector borne illnesses is excessive throughout this climate, district officers ought to establish excessive threat and susceptible areas of their jurisdiction and conduct larval surveys. Rapid response groups needs to be set as much as monitor the state of affairs in excessive prevalence areas and preventive measures needs to be intensified, the round said.
Source: www.thehindu.com
