*Bengaluru – Thursday 6 August*: Karnataka has improved its recovery rate in last 7 days crossing 50% mark, said Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar. While recovery rate has increased by 11.37% increase in the state it has increased by 20.75% in Bengaluru. State has withnessed steady improvement in Covid situation in last week. Said the Minister.
Briefing the media through virtual conference Dr.Sudhakar said that India in Comparison with America is far ahead in the fight against Covid. US mortality rate is at 3.25% while India’s mortality rate is at 2.09%. Karnataka has done extremely well in keeping the mortality rate at low. Deaths/million population in Delhi is about 204 and it is 42 in Karnataka. Today we have conducted 48,421 tests which is highest so far. 95 labs are functional in the state, and conducted 15.81 lakh tests till date, the Minister added.
Commenting on the health of Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa, Dr.Sudhakar said that a team of expert doctors are taking care of both Chief Minister and opposition leader Siddaramaiah and they recovering. They will be discharged soon he said. Recalling the yesterday’s historic Ram mandir event, the Minister prayed lord Shri Ram for the welfare of all citizens and thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fuflling the dream of crores of people.