New Delhi: State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that amid rampant Covid infections across the southern state, genome sequencing results in Karnataka showed that the delta variant of the coronavirus dominated the second Covid wave, while Omicron wreaked havoc.
According to the genome sequencing results, during the second wave, 90.7% of the total COVID cases were found to be infected with the delta strain, while in the third ongoing wave, 67.5% of the total patients have contracted it. omicron strain and 26% of the cases in Karnataka are of the delta version, the state health minister said in a tweet on Friday.
Which wave dominates in Karnataka? According to the genome sequencing sample, the following are the major strains:
Second wave: 90.7% delta
Third wave: 67.5% ohm and 26% delta#COVID-19 #omicron #delta pic.twitter.com/xZUkHYMVTS
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) 28 January 2022
Meanwhile, Karnataka recorded 31,198 new Covid cases on Friday, taking the tally to 37,23,694. The state also reported 50 new ones pushing the toll to 38,804. A total of 71,092 patients recovered from the infection taking the active caseload to 2,88,767. The test positivity rate for the day stood at 20.91% while the case fatality rate stood at 0.16%.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 15,199 positive cases in a single day and 44,866 patients were discharged. Eight Kovid died in Bangalore Urban. Among the districts, Mysuru (1,877), Dharwad (1,500), Tumakuru (1,315), Hassan (1,037) saw the highest number of Covid cases on Friday.
Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Friday said that in view of the COVID pandemic, the “carryover provision” for the academic year 2021-22 for diploma students has been declared applicable to all subjects.
“Earlier, there used to be a carryover provision for a maximum of 4 subjects for diploma courses. But, in view of the increase in the pandemic, it has been extended for all subjects for the current academic year,” the minister was quoted as saying by news agency IANS, adding that a notice has been issued on the matter.
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