Karnataka records a high of 626 COVID-19 deaths
Spike attributed to delay in reporting Karnataka on Sunday recorded 626 COVID-19 deaths, the highest in a single day since the onset of the pandemic. However, officials said the rise in numbers was due to a backlog and delays in reporting. An analysis of the data showed that though the fatalities were recorded in the State’s bulletin on Sunday, a large number of those people had succumbed to the virus back in April and in the first half of May. “There is a spike in the number of deaths as there was a delay in reporting them. There is no need for people to panic,” said an official wor...