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Karnataka govt to decide on imposing Covid control measures amid uptick in cases
Karnataka chief minister said, "In the wake of Covid cases increasing, our Principal Secretary-Health will hold meetings with officials of all districts to know about the situation there and review the Covid management measures being taken and will submit a report to me." Speaking to reporters, CM Bommai said based on the report in the next couple of days, the government will take several decisions. "There is no need for anyone to have any unnecessary worry about Covid, we have already taken measures to control it, there is no need for anyone to panic," Bommai added. Karnataka on Sunday witnessed 301 new Covid-19 cases and one fatality, the State Health department said. The new cases took the overall virus tally in the state to 39,53,359 while one death pushed the toll to 40,066. The infections include 291 in Bengaluru Urban district, three in Mysuru, and two in Dakshina Kannada.