Recovery rate plummets to 70% in Karnataka
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Gadag and Chitradurga districts have the highest rate and Kodagu, Bengaluru Urban lowest
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Gadag and Chitradurga districts have the highest rate and Kodagu, Bengaluru Urban lowest
Although COVID-19 patients are discharged from hospitals on the fourth or fifth day if they develop clinical stability, the State’s recovery rate has reduced considerably in the last one month.
From 98.1% on February 28, recovery rate reduced by over 1 per cent to touch 97.8% on March 15. Subsequently, it further dipped to 96.3% by March 30 and 90.1% in mid-April. In the next 15 days, the recovery rate saw a drastic reduction to touch 73.9% on April 30. As of Saturday (May 8), the recovery rate has touched 69.9%.
by Neha Mehrotra And Ashok Sharma, The Associated Press
Posted May 7, 2021 1:47 am ADT
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 1:55 am ADT
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Many medical experts, opposition leaders and some of the Supreme Court judges have suggested the lockdown seems to be the only option with the virus raging in cities and towns, where hospitals are forced to turn patients away while relatives scramble to find oxygen. Crematoriums and burial grounds are struggling to handle the dead.
Neha Mehrotra And Ashok Sharma
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With coronavirus cases still surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown amid a debate whether restrictions imposed by individual states are enough.
Many medical experts, opposition leaders and some of the Supreme Court judges have suggested the lockdown seems to be the only option with the virus raging in cities and towns, where hospitals are forced to turn patients away while relatives scramble to find oxygen.