Dec 6, Bengaluru : .Sixteen Karnataka districts have seen an increase in the number new Covid cases during the first week in December.
Authorities are concerned that as many as 500 students have been positive for Covid in recent weeks.Sources in the health department said that if the same trend continued then restrictions may be put during the New Year and Christmas celebrations.
By November first week the Covid cases were on a decline and many districts, including those bordering Maharashtra, recorded zero cases paving the way for lifting of restrictions completely.However, the state government has again come up with restrictions to tackle the situation.
According to the health and family welfare department, Kodagu, Haveri, Chikkaballapura, Mandya, Mysuru, Davanagere and Uttara Kannada districts recorded higher numbers of Covid cases.Other districts have had very low or single-digit Covid cases.
But, the Covid cases are rising in all districts where the situation was under total control, and the increase is four-fold.
Between November 26 and December 3, when compared to last week (November 18 to 25) 2,202 cases were reported against 1,835 cases.
From November 12-19, the number of Covid cases was 1,588.There is a 25 per cent spike in the cases in the last 15 days according to the statistics available with the health department.
Shivamogga and Koppal districts have seen a four fold spike.Shivamogga reported 28 Covid cases between November 18- 25.It grew to 86 between November 26 and December 3, registering an increase of 430 percent.Koppal, which had zero cases from November 25-18, saw four cases in the same period.
The Covid cases rose to 1,167 from 995 in Bengaluru Urban in the same period.
Sources in the health department said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has stated that there was no agenda before the government to impose restrictions on activities and celebrations.
However, he has stated that an appropriate decision will be taken in the coming days after analysing the situation in the state.
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