Bengaluru,
Updated:
Bengaluru,
Updated:
Chitradurga is showing highest recovery rate at 89.53%, and Bengaluru Urban, the lowest, at 63.03%
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Chitradurga is showing highest recovery rate at 89.53%, and Bengaluru Urban, the lowest, at 63.03%
Tanu Kulkarni
The State’s recovery rate from COVID-19 infections as of Wednesday stood at 70.16 %. However, there are huge discrepancies between the recovery rate within the districts. According to the data provided by the State war room, the district with the highest recovery rate is Chitradurga at 89.53 %. On the other hand, Bengaluru Urban has the lowest recovery rate at 63.03%.
Other districts with a good recovery rate are Davangere with 88.35% and Gadag with 87.59%. Apart from Bengaluru Urban, districts with lower recovery rates are Tumakuru (67%) and Bengaluru Rural (64.17 %). The recovery rate is calculated based on the total number of recoveries divided by the total number of positive cases reported so far multi
The Covid-19 emergency in India remains grim as the country continues to register over 3 lakh Covid-19 cases every day. Another challenge that is staring at India, amid rising Covid-19 cases, is a shortage of vaccines to inoculate Indian citizens against the Covid-19 infection. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka continue to remain the states that have been contributing the most to the coronavirus cases in India.
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