Five out of the total seven cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat Seven people tested positive for covid-19 in Karnataka, taking the state’s total number of patients to 151, the state health department said in a statement on Sunday. “As of 5:00 PM of 5 April 2020, 151 covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes four deaths & 12 discharges," the department said on Sunday.
Five out of the total seven cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, a religious congregation in Delhi. The number of cases in Karnataka has sharply risen over the last few days, including Saturday, that saw the sharpest single day spike at 16 new patients, largely due to developing clusters such as Mysuru and the other being from those linked