Karnataka reported 1,488 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, with Bengaluru alone accounting for 925 of them. At least five cluster outbreaks — three of them in Yelahanka zone — have been reported from Bengaluru.
N Manjunatha Prasad, BBMP commissioner, said irresponsible behaviour on the part of people and those with travel history are adding to the rise in cases. “Nearly 12% of fresh cases in the city are those with travel history or those who attended functions or visited malls,” Prasad said. In Belagavi, a 69-year-old gram panchayat member from Katakat village in Belagavi district died a day after his vaccination.