BENGALURU : Active covid-19 cases in Bengaluru increased to 919, as 126 people from the city tested positive on Monday.Karnataka confirmed 249 new cases on Monday and five fatalities, as per the daily bulletin of the health department.Only 61 people came from outside the state while the remaining cases are local and the source of the infection unknown in many of them indicating the possibility of a community transmission.In two days, Bengaluru reported 322 new covid-19 cases sparking fears that Karnataka's growth capital could relapse into a lockdown like Chennai.
The state covid-19 war room on Monday projected that the number of positive cases could reach 20,000-25,000 by 15 August.Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Monday ordered.