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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Karnataka, the Health Department has been put on high alert. Hospitals across the state are witnessing an increase in the number of COVID-19 positive patients, prompting precautionary measures. Despite these measures, the state has seen an increase in fatalities due to the virus.
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The number of active COVID-19 cases has climbed to 148, and two deaths have been reported in just one week. The virus claimed its first victim in Bengaluru, an 84-year-old man from Whitefield, and has now claimed another life in Belagavi, a 70-year-old man from Benakanahalli village.
In the last 24 hours, the state recorded:
- 42 new COVID-19 cases
- 19 recoveries
- 513 tests conducted
Among the new cases, 13 samples were from Chikkaballapur district, of which 4 tested positive (including three women and one man). Three of the infected individuals are in home quarantine, while one is receiving hospital care.
Currently:
- 3 patients are receiving treatment in government hospitals.
- 6 patients are in private hospitals.
- 33 patients are in home isolation.
The COVID-19 positive rate stands at 18%.
In response to the growing crisis, the Health Department has increased the wages of contract doc tors under the National Health Mission (NHM). Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced that:
- MBBS doctors’ pay has been raised from Rs 45,000 to Rs 75,000.
- Specialist doctors’ salaries have been increased from Rs 1,10,000 to Rs 1,40,000.
- Nurses’ wages have risen from Rs 18,000 to Rs 22,000.
The minister expressed hope that this significant salary hike will help fill many vacant positions in the health sector and attract more medical professionals and specialists to serve in government hospitals.
Despite the Health Department’s proactive efforts, the “China virus” continues to spread its reach, with the growing death toll being a cause for serious concern.
