Active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka under 50,000 for first time in 90 days

BENGALURU: The number of Covid-19 patients under treatment in Karnataka has dipped below 50,000 for the first time in nearly 90 days, as fresh cases have dropped and daily discharges have increased.
As of July 3, the number of active cases in Karnataka stood at 48,116. The last time the state reported less than 50,000 was on April 7 (49,254), after which a consistent increase in fresh cases had pushed the state to the top of the table as far as active cases go.

From being the state with the most active cases for the most part of the second wave — Maharashtra was on top in the initial weeks — Karnataka has now slipped to third place. Maharashtra and Kerala, the only two states with more than one lakh active cases as on date, are on top.
In Fact, Kerala has more total infections than Karnataka, which had jumped to second place in May. With 29.6 lakh cases, the southern neighbour has at least one lakh more total cases than Karnataka, while Maharashtra, with more than 60 lakh cases is well in front. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh occupy the fourth and fifth position respectively.
Just two days ago, India’s total active cases dipped below five lakh and stood at 4.7 lakh as on July 3. Active cases in the country are under five lakhs for the first time since March 27, when there were more than 4.8 lakh such cases.
The top five states with the most active cases are also the ones with the most infections. However, while these states — Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh — account for 53% of the total cases in the country, they account for 71% of all active cases.
Worst districts in K’taka
Within the state, Bengaluru Urban continued to be the worst-affected district accounting for 40% (19,411) of all active cases, followed by Mysuru (4,172) and Dakshina Kannada (3,770), while Hassan also reported 3,189 patients as still under treatment. Just five districts — Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Belagavi (1,765) — accounted for two-thirds of active cases in the state.
Six other districts reported more than a thousand active cases: Kodagu (1,596), Chikkamagaluru (1,627), Bengaluru Rural (1,039), Shivamogga (1,387) Udupi (1,035) and Mandya (1,019). These districts account for about 16% of all active cases.
As of July 3, Karnataka had reported more than 27.6 lakh discharges, while the total cases stood at more than 28.5 lakh. That is, 97% of all the patients as of that day had recovered, while another 1.2% — 35,308 people — had died.