With 22 New Coronavirus Cases, Karnataka’s Covid-19 Tally Rises To 557

As many as 22 new COVID-19 positive cases surfaced in the past 19 hours, raising Karnataka's tally to 557, an official said on Thursday (30 April).

"Till date, 557 Covid positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 21 deaths and 223 discharges," said a health official.

Seven more Covid patients got discharged, rising from 216 to 223.

Among the new cases, 12 are men and 10 women, including a boy and girl under nine.

Except for two cases suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), balance 20 are the contacts of earlier cases.

Belagavi contributed 14 cases, followed by Bengaluru Urban with three, Vijayapura two, and Dakshina Kannada, Tumakuru and Davanagere with one each.

Meanwhile, four Karnataka ministers have tested negative for coronavirus on Wednesday (29 April), following fears that an infected television cameraman had met them while doing his job.

"I have taken a swab test and it has come negative. I am under self-quarantine and I am healthy," tweeted Home Minister Basavaraj S Bommai.

Similar tweets were posted by Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwathnarayan, C T Ravi and K Sudhakar.

On 25 April, the cameraman tested positive in Bengaluru, but had already come in contact with the ministers. This prompted opposition Congress leader D K Shivakumar to demand quarantine of the ministers.

Designated as positive case number 475, the 34-year-old cameraman was found to have visited Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike (BBMP) Covid containment zones. He was admitted in BMC Victoria hospital.

(With inputs from IANS)