Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday asked administrations of 10 districts with high number of COVID-19 cases to work towards bringing down the mortality rate in the state to below one per cent.
Amid a spike in cases, Yediyurappa on Thursday chaired a meeting with Deputy Commissioners, Zilla Panchayat CEOs, Police Superintendents and District Health officers of 10 districts in the state that have high positive cases, via video conferencing. "Officials have shared information regarding the increase in the number of deaths and positive cases in districts.
Efforts are underway to control it as much as possible in the coming week. We have asked officials to bring down the death rate to below 1 per cent.