BENGALURU: The number of international passengers under home quarantine in Karnataka's Bengaluru has sharply fallen but that of positive cases continues to rise in smaller districts of the state, according to data by the government.
From nearly 15,000 international passengers who were put on home quarantine, the number has come down to zero. However, the number of cases in smaller districts has jumped sharply, sparking fears of the deadly virus spreading in rural areas, according to positive cases analysis of the state as on 7 April.
Bagalkote, about 480 km from Bengaluru, has seen a 38% increase in the number of cases in the last five days followed by Belagavi at 18.5% and Kalaburagi at 7%.
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