Bengaluru: Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka clarified that the government has no plans to impose a lockdown in Bengaluru. “There is no proposal with the government to impose a lockdown in Bengaluru. Lockdown and such measures affect people,” Ashoka told reporters in Bengaluru.
“The number of cases is decreasing in the city. But, in other districts where cases are going up, deputy commissioners are taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus by putting a weekend curfew,” he added.
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Karnataka reported 1,669 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths Friday. Total infections crossed 29.26 lakh and the cumulative death toll touched 36,933. Friday also saw 1,672 recoveries, taking the active caseload to 22,703 cases. The test positivity rate and the case fatality rate was 0.98 percent and 1.31 percent respectively.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,32,220 followed by Mysuru with 1,74,421 and Tumakuru with 1,18,534. Cumulatively a total of 4,06,02,759 samples have been tested, out of which 1,69,332 were tested on Friday alone.
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