COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka
viral pandemic in Karnataka, India
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Karnataka was confirmed on 8 March 2020. Two days later, the state became the first in India to invoke the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, which was set to last for a year, to curb the spread of the disease. As of 25 October 2022, Karnataka had 4,001,655 confirmed cases and 40,097 deaths. with 3,952,381 recoveries and 9,135 active cases.
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February 2020
On 24 February, an IT professional who worked at a tech park in the outskirts of Bengaluru and stayed in a PG accommodation travelled to Dubai on an assignment on 15 February and returned to Bengaluru on 20 February. He attended office for two days – 20 and 21 February. After taking the bus to Hyderabad, Telangana, his samples had tested positive on 24 February.
March 2020
On 8 March, an employee of Dell who traveled from Texas on 28 February via New York City and Dubai, before arriving at Bengaluru on 1 March, tested positive for coronavirus. His wife and daughter along with one of his colleagues were admitted to a hospital. The colleague showed flu-like symptoms.
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