Updated: They anticipate rise in absolute numbers in the coming days Share Article AAA According to experts, many severely sick patients will not get ICU beds when there is a strain on the medical infrastructure. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar They anticipate rise in absolute numbers in the coming days Even though the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) in the second wave of COVID-19 in Karnataka has remained lower than the first, experts are anticipating a rise in absolute numbers in the coming days. Monthly data suggests that the CFR – proportion of deaths out of the total individuals testing positive – has remained lower in the second wave so far.