Karnataka reports 20,378 new Covid cases and 382 death in single day

Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 20,378 fresh cases and 382 fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 25.87 lakh and toll to 28,679. The day also saw 28,053 discharges, continuing to outnumber the fresh cases.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday announced that the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the state will continue till June 7. “We have got general guidelines from GoI regarding how to follow containment measures till June 30. There will be no changes in ongoing restrictions till June 7”, said Bommai.

Bengaluru recorded less than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. “The positivity rate and the number of cases in the state have declined, and if every citizen supports, we can control the infection”, Bommai added.

The Karnataka government had initially announced a 14-day ‘close down’ from April 27 but has now imposed a lockdown in the state till June 7 owing to the rising number of infections.