India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, which is the highest ever recovery rate achieved, the ministry said.
The death toll has climbed to 4,28,682 with 373 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar has clarified that there will no state wide lockdown after CM Basavaraj Bommai announced a weekend curfew and additional curbs to contain Covid-19. In an interview to The New Indian Express, Sudhakar said that “there was no question” of imposing a state-wise lockdown. He added that curbs have been enforced in districts bordering Maharashtra and Kerala.
The statement comes as Bengaluru witness an increasing number of hospital admissions for Covid-19, while the positivity rate has improved. A report in The News Minute said 156 patients were admitted in government quota beds across the city for the week ending August 7. The August 7 tally indicated a surge that the previous days where the admission was 127. Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru had increased this month on a week-on-week basis for the first time in more than two months.
News Source : Financial Express
