2014 out of Bengaluru’s 6160 containment zones are in Bengaluru South

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Shanthala Nagara topped the list of wards that with 113 new cases reported on July 19.

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Bengaluru reported 2,156 new cases of COVID-19 on July 19. However, the number of active containment zones in the city has not increased in the past 24 hours and continues to be at 6,160. The War Room report of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on July 19 shows that Bengaluru South has 2,014 active containment zones, followed by 1,056 in Bengaluru East, 976 in Bengaluru West, 733 in Bommanahalli, 405 in RR Nagara, 358 in Mahadevapura, 262 in Yelahanka and 103 in Dasarahalli. Forty-four wards in Bengaluru South, 41 wards in Bengaluru West, 30 in East Zone, 15 in Bommanahalli, 11 in Mahadevapura and eight wards in Yelahanka currently have over 50 active cases of coronavirus. In Bengaluru, as per the BBMP’s data, there are 7,746 streets where a COVID-19 positive case has been reported, 945 are apartment complexes with a COVID-19 case, 25 slums have COVID-19 cases and there is one hotel in Bengaluru which has been demarcated as a containment zone. Over the past ten days, Bengaluru East has reported 522 cases, Bengaluru South reported 491 cases, West Zone has reported 370, Bommanahalli 204 new cases, Mahadevapura 134, 140 in RR Nagara, 100 in Yelahanka and Dasarahalli has reported 31, as of July 19. Bengaluru East has reported 26% of the cases that were reported in the city in the past 24 hours, South has reported 25%, West 19%, Bommanahalli 10%, RR Nagara and Mahadevapura both contributed to 7% of the new cases, Yelahanka 5%, and Dasarahalli has 1% of the new cases in Bengaluru. Shantala Nagara topped the list of wards that reported more than 15 cases in the past 24 hours, with 113 new cases reported on July 19. On Sunday, July 19, 2,125 new cases took Bengaluru’s tally to 31,777 positive cases till date. The city also saw 36 deaths, taking the number of deaths in the city to 667. Bengaluru has 24,316 active COVID-19 cases. 6,793 people have recovered in the city till date. Karnataka saw 4,120 new cases on Sunday and 91 deaths were recorded across the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 63,772 and the total number of deaths to 1,331. 

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COVID-19: Bengaluru reports 2000-plus cases for third day in a row

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A total of 253 patients were discharged on Sunday following their recovery taking the total number of active cases in Bengaluru to 24,316.

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Bengaluru reported 2,156 new COVID-19 cases and 36 more COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, marking the third successive day of 2000-plus cases. A total of 253 patients were discharged following their recovery taking the total number of active cases in the city to 24,316.  Statewide, the state saw 4120 new cases and 91 deaths were recorded. A total of 1,290 patients were discharged, taking the total number of active patients in the state to 39,370.  Till date, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Bengaluru and the state stand at 667 and 1,331 respectively.  Other than Bengaluru, Shivamogga (104), Mysuru (110), Dharwad (126), Udupi (134), Chikkaballapura (135), Vijayapura (171) and Dakshina Kannada (285) had more than 100 cases for the day. In terms of active patients, Dakshina Kannada (2377), Dharwad (1304), Ballari (1080) have more than 1,000 patients being treated for the disease.  Deaths Thirteen of the 91 deaths reported in the state were of patients less than 50 years of age and 41 were in 60+ age group. Only one patient who died was asymptomatic at the time of testing. Barring five of those who were reported dead, the rest were either suffering from severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) or influenza like illness (ILI). Followed by Bengaluru (36), Mysuru saw the highest number of deaths (11) on the day while all other districts had five or less number of deaths.  Tests conducted The bulletin mentioned that a total of 35,834 tests were conducted in the day and out of them 22,066 were RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) and 13,054 were antigen based kits. CBNAT and TrueNat tests were 166 and 448 respectively.  Measure to rein in private hospitals The Karnataka government on Sunday passed an order forming seven teams to ensure that private hospitals in Bengaluru don’t deny admission to COVID-19 patients. Each team will be led by one IAS and one IPS officer each and will have other state government officials working in BESCOM (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd) or BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board) to assist the IAS and IPS officers.     This order came after on Saturday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed dismay over some private medical establishments not providing the number of beds as promised and also about certain lacunae which were noticed by ministers during their visit.

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Bengaluru aims to open two more COVID-19 maternity clinics

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At present, only a 24-bed BBMP Maternity Clinic in Wilson Garden is running for pregnant COVID-19 patients other than Victoria Hospital facilities

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In the wake of a major rise in COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, and with many women due for delivery struggling to find a hospital bed in the city, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said it will expand exclusive facilities for symptomatic and corona-positive patients who are pregnant. At present only a 24-bed BBMP Maternity Clinic in Wilson Garden is running for pregnant COVID-19 patients and patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Other than this, the state government-run Vani Vilas Hospital within the Victoria Hospital premises, and the hospital’s Trauma Care Centre, were seeing these patients. However, Victoria Hospital is catering to all COVID-19 patients, and not just pregnant women.  With the continued increase in cases, these facilities are saturated and many economically disadvantaged families are forced to spend exorbitant amounts even for normal deliveries at private facilities. Read: BBMP turns Bengaluru hospital into dedicated maternity centre amid spike in COVID-19 “We have asked for manpower from the state government due to the increase in cases we are getting every day. At present, Wilson Garden is the only designated COVID-19 maternity facility. This is a 24-bed facility. Until very recently, we had been referring coronavirus positive pregnant women to Victoria Hospital but they are also running out of beds. For that reason we have asked state Health and Family Welfare Commissioner to give us manpower so that we can start a similar facility in Austin Town Maternity Home, and Palace Guttahalli Maternity Home,” Dr Niramla Buggi, Chief Health Officer, BBMP (Clinical) told TNM. She said the Austin Town facility will have 24 beds while the Palace Guttahalli one will have 12 beds.  She further said with the rapid antigen tests available it has been easier to detect patients with the infection while earlier many patients had to deliver their child without being tested or with their test results due.  “There have been times when we came to know about their positivity post-delivery. Till date, there have been at least 25 such cases. So in order to minimise such complications we want to have designated COVID-19 maternity clinics so that there is a minimum chance of our doctors and staff getting infected,” she added.  TNM had reported on July 5 about a pregnant woman who was due to deliver in a few hours’ time, and was allegedly thrown out of a private facility as she turned out to be corona positive. Her family’s efforts to get a bed in a government facility also failed and she eventually delivered at another private facility which came at an expense of close to Rs 1 lakh. 

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Video: Pigs roam freely in designated COVID-19 Kalaburagi district hospital

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After a video of pigs roaming freely, the DC visited the hospital and ensured that the pigs are captured.

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In a shocking incident from Karnataka, a viral video shows pigs roaming around freely within a designated COVID-19 hospital in Kalaburagi. The video shows a group of pigs walking through the corridors of the district hospital as staff of the hospital can be seen in the same frame, going about their work as if there was nothing unusual.  Soon after the video went viral, the Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi, Sharat B, visited the hospital on Saturday and ensured that the pigs were captured and directed local police to register a case against the owner of the pigs. TNM could not reach either the DC or the district health officer for a comment. Tweeting on this, state Health Minister B Sriramulu acknowledged the incident on Saturday night. He said as soon as he came to know about the incident, he alerted the hospital authorities to take action.  He added that the pigs’ owners will be pulled up and all the pigs in the vicinity of the hospital were also captured. He said that the hospital authority has been advised to stay cautious about this issue in future. ಇಂದು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ವರದಿಯಾದ, ಜಿಮ್ಸ್ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂದಿಗಳು ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಕಳೆದ ಮೂರು ದಿನಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಬಂದ ತಕ್ಷಣ, ಕೂಡಲೇ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. 1/2 — B Sriramulu (@sriramulubjp) July 18, 2020 According to latest data as of Saturday evening, Kalaburagi has a total of 940 COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment and has seen a total of 43 deaths. Reacting to the incident, Congress leader and party’s national coordinator for social media Lavanya Ballal said, “Under Sriramulu, the state COVID-19 management has literally gone to the pigs. If you want to be saved, only garlic and god can save you now.” Recently Health Minister B Sriramulu had stirred a controversy when he said that “Only god can now save us” referring to the alarming rise of COVID-19 cases in the state. He later clarified that the state government is doing its best to contain the spread of the virus. Incidentally, Kalaburagi was the district to report the first COVID-19 death of the country. 

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Bengaluru resident group rents exclusive ambulance amidst news of shortage

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Community members say the decision was prompted by incidents where patients in the neighbourhood had to wait for hours for an ambulance to reach their doorstep.

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Worried about not getting an ambulance when needed during the COVID-19 crisis, a confederation of resident welfare associations (RWAs) in Bengaluru, under Change Makers of Kanakapura, has rented an ambulance for their exclusive use for the next six months. Speaking with TNM, Abdul Aleem, one of the members of the community, said that the decision was taken after a resident in the neighbourhood died following a heart attack due to the late arrival of the ambulance about a month ago. In another incident, which also contributed to the community’s decision, a man who suffered a heart attack and was facing breathing difficulties was denied ambulance service fearing he had COVID-19. Later the family had to take him to the hospital in their personal vehicle. Both of these incidents involved private hospitals. “We’ve started this service for ourselves from Friday, it’s like insurance for us. We have all the required facilities like oxygen and ventilator support. We also have five sets of personal protective equipment (PPEs), and once a patient avails the ambulance service, we’ll replace them with new ones. All of this comes to Rs 60 per family for a month,” Abdul said. Along with two ambulance drivers, the 3,700-family strong community has also hired three intensive care unit trained nurses who will work in shifts. The federation comprises mostly residents of apartment complexes on the Kanakapura Road starting from Sarakki Signal to the NICE road junction. It may be recalled that many patients had to wait long hours as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials were struggling to transport patients to designated hospitals after they tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Even in a meeting convened by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday, the CM directed officials to ensure the arrival of ambulance to the doorstep of the infected persons within two hours of being tested positive. Earlier on Thursday, a man protested outside the CM’s house after being unable to arrange an ambulance for his family. It was only after the CMO staff made arrangements that he could shift his kin to the hospital.

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Fact check: Viral video of crowd not from Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital

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The video shows scores of patients huddled into a small space, many of whom are wearing masks.

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The Bengaluru City Police registered a case against unknown persons for a video doing the rounds, which showed a doctor lamenting about over 100 patients being gathered in a small space, that was falsely identified to be from the city’s Victoria Hospital. In the video, a man who identifies himself as a doctor can be heard saying that he is filming the video because of the rush, where scores of people are huddled together in a small space. “Looking at the amount of patients here, it is a complete threat to all the doctors and staff of the hospital including the patients,” he can be heard saying. Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime of Bangalore City Police said on Sunday that the video is not from Bengaluru. “#Covid False video about conditions of hospitals in Blore circulated on social media..Case registered in Cybercrime PS..While Govt, society at large fighting the pandemic..Some r creating/forwarding messages/videos which has potential to create panic in society..REFRAIN FROM IT,” he tweeted. #Covid False video about conditions of hospitals in Blore circulated on social media..Case registered in Cybercrime PS..While Govt, society at large fighting the pandemic..Some r creating/forwarding messages/videos which has potential to create panic in society..REFRAIN FROM IT.. — Sandeep Patil IPS (@ips_patil) July 19, 2020 According to Bangalore Mirror, Dr CR Jayanthi, director-cum-dean of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (which runs Victoria Hospital) said that the video is from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna. Meanwhile, some people on social media sites said that this is Mahavir Cancer Sansthan in Patna. While TNM could not independently ascertain where the video is from, multiple sources in Bengaluru have confirmed that this is not from the city. This comes as Karnataka’s COVID-19 cases steadily climbs, with 4,537 new cases on Saturday, the biggest spike so far, taking the total to 59,652. Out of 4,537 fresh cases reported, 2,125 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone. The total fatalities in the state climbed to 1,240 with 93 deaths on Saturday. With 1,018 discharges, the number of patients who recovered and were discharged reached 21,775.  Of the 59,652 COVID-19 cases in the state, 36,631 are active cases. The state capital has so far reported the highest number of cases at 29,621, including 6,540 discharges and 631 COVID-19 deaths. On Saturday, 34,819 tests were conducted taking the cumulative tests so far to 9.84 lakh. Till now 8.99 lakh tests came negative including 28,550 on Thursday.

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Bengaluru has 6160 active containment zones, 50 more added in a day

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Bengaluru East reported 27% of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Bengaluru on July 18.

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Bengaluru added 50 more containment zones over 24 hours from July 17, as there are a total of 6,160 active containment zones across the city, as per data released by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on July 18. The total number of containment zones, some of which have been marked as normal, has risen to 8,785. According BBMP’s War Room Report on July 18, Bengaluru South has 2014 containment zones, followed by 1,056 in Bengaluru East, 976 in Bengaluru West, 733 in Bommanahalli, 405 in RR Nagara, 358 in Mahadevapura, 262 in Yelahanka and 103 in Dasarahalli. 43 wards in Bengaluru South currently have more than 50 active cases of coronavirus, followed by Bengaluru West and Bengaluru East, as both have 26 wards with more than 50 cases. Seven wards in Yelahanka, 10 wards in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, nine in Mahadevapura and 15 in Bommanahalli have over 50 active cases of coronavirus. Bengaluru East also reported 27% of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Bengaluru on July 18, followed by Bengaluru South, which has 24% and Bengaluru West with 23% of coronavirus cases in Bengaluru. Bomanahalli reported 9%, RR Nagara 7%,  Mahadevapura 6%, Yelahanka reported 2% and Dasarahalli had 2% of the new COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru. Among wards that reported over 15 cases in the past 24 hours, Bengaluru’s Shantala Nagar reported the most number of cases with 100 new cases from July 17 to July 18.  The positivity rate in Bengaluru currently stands at 11.95%. On Saturday, July 18, Bengaluru reported 2,125 new COVID-19 cases. The city has 22,449 active cases of coronavirus. Bengaluru till date has reported a total of 29,621 COVID-19 cases. 631 people have succumbed to the disease in the city till date.  Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 4,537 new cases on July 18. The total number of cases in the state now stands at 59,652. 1,240 have died due to the disease across the state.

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