Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy suggests state govt to impose 15-day lockdown in state
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(s) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday urged the state government to impose a 15-day lockdown in the state to control the second wave of the virus.
Kumaraswamy made the suggestion while addressing the all-party meeting called by Governor Vajubhai Vala. CM Yediyurappa who has tested positive for the virus, was also in attendance for the meeting, virtually from the hospital.
State’s Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar briefed the meeting about the current situation of COVID-19 in the state and also shed light upon the measures undertaken by the state government to control it.
While MLA HD Revanna said the lockdown will only cause inconvenience to the poor and will not help the cause, Kumaraswamy urged the government to impose a 15-day lockdown and added that it should provide financial assistance to the poor for one month.
Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Soudha, Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Parishad SR Patil, BJP State President Nalin Kumar Kateel, KPCC Chief DK Shivakumar, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Dr. Sudhakar, R Ashok, DYCM Ashvath Narayan, and others were present during the meeting.
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Apr 20: Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 21,794 COVID cases, 149 deaths
Bengaluru, Apr 20: Karnataka has reported its biggest single day spike of 21,794 COVID-19 cases and 149 related fatalities, taking the total caseload 11.98 lakh and the toll to 13,646, the Health department said on Tuesday.
The state had previously reported its biggest single day spike of 19,067 cases on Sunday.
Out of the 21,794 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 13,782 were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
The day also saw 4,571 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Cumulatively 11,98,644 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 13,646 deaths and 10,25,821 discharges,the Health department said in a bulletin.
Out of 1,59,158 active cases, 1,58,407 patients are stable and in isolation at designated hospitals, while 751 are in Intensive Care Units.
Among 149 deaths reported on Tuesday, 92 were from Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural (13), Bidar and Kalaburagi (7), Ballari (5), followed by others.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 13,782, Tumakuru 1,055, Kalaburagi 818, Mysuru 699, Bengaluru Rural 513, Dakshina Kannada 482, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 5,70,035, followed by Mysuru 63,018 and Ballari 42,745.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 4,49,889, followed by Mysuru 57,745 and Ballari 39,829.
A total of over 2,38,64,354 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,47,488 were done on Tuesday alone.
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