GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

BENGALURU

NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19)

MEDIA BULLETIN

DATED: 26/05/2020 Evening Report

World Health Organization has declared the recent Novel Corona Virus, COVID-19 as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) which has affected 216 Countries / Territories including India till date. WHO has characterized COVID-19 as a Pandemic on 11th March 2020. In this context, Karnataka State has strengthened all Surveillance and containment measures against the spread of infection and prevent morbidity and mortality.

1 Today’s Discharges 43 2 Total Discharges 748 New Cases Reported 3 101 (from 25/05/2020, 5:00 PM to 26/05/2020, 05:00 PM) 4 Total Active Cases 1489 5 New Covid Deaths 00 6 Total Covid Deaths 44 7 Death of Covid positive patient due to Non-Covid cause 02 8 Total Positive Cases 2283 9 Admitted in ICU (among total active cases) 18 10 International passengers among today’s new cases 04 11 Interstate passengers among today’s new cases 81

Particulars Today Cumulative

A Total Passengers screened at Air Ports 0 145061 Total number of contacts under observation 12569 B Primary 13283 Secondary C Total under observation 25852 D Total Samples Tested 9020 228914 E Total Samples reported as Negative 8169 223477 Total Samples Positive for COVID-19 101 2283

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District wise Abstract of COVID-19 Total Non- Sl. Today’s Total Today’s Total District Name Active Deaths Covid No. Positives Positives Discharges Discharges Cases Deaths 1 Bengaluru Urban 2 276 1 150 116 9 1 2 Mandya 0 254 0 27 227 0 0 3 Kalaburagi 0 157 1 73 77 7 0 4 Belagavi 13 141 14 88 52 1 0 5 Yadagiri 14 140 0 18 122 0 0 6 Davanagere 11 137 0 0 133 4 0 7 Chikkaballapura 1 126 1 51 73 2 0 8 Hassana 13 121 0 3 118 0 0 9 Udupi 3 102 0 0 101 1 0 10 Bidar 10 100 0 88 10 2 0 11 Mysuru 0 85 0 21 64 0 0 12 Bagalakote 0 77 17 62 14 1 0 13 Vijayapura 6 76 0 44 28 4 0 14 Uttara Kannada 0 69 7 40 29 0 0 15 Raichuru 0 66 0 0 66 0 0 16 Dakshina Kannada 0 62 0 15 39 7 1 17 Chitradurga 20 63 0 10 53 0 0 18 Dharwada 0 36 0 13 23 0 0 19 Ballari 1 36 0 4 31 1 0 20 Gadag 0 34 2 2 31 1 0 21 Shivamogga 0 27 0 5 22 0 0 22 Tumakuru 0 11 0 5 4 2 0 23 Kolara 2 13 0 6 7 0 0 24 Bengaluru Rural 0 10 0 0 9 1 0 25 Chikkamagaluru 0 6 0 2 4 0 0 26 Haveri 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 27 Koppala 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 28 Kodagu 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 Ramanagara 0 30 0 20 10 0 0 30 Others* 4 20 0 0 19 1 0 Total 101 2283 43 748 1489 44 2 *Others include Cases of other States and International Quarantined Passengers. Note: Out of 2283 cases detected and confirmed in Karnataka so far, 9 cases are transit passengers of Kerala who have landed in our Airports and being treated in Karnataka.

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Programmatic Updates

1 Commissioner, Department of Health & Family Welfare has issued addendum on 23.05.2020 to Standard Operating Procedure (version -3) issued for inter-state passengers movement

2 Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI has issued directions via letter No.1762075/2020-Imm dated 24th May 2020, to continue to provide RMNCAH+N services to all women, children and adolescents.

3 Commissioner, BBMP has issued Standard Operating Procedure for containment zone in BBMP. Letter No.Comm/CWR-CZ/SOP-R/2020-21 dated 23.05.2020.

4 Commissioner, Department of Health & Family Welfare has issued addendum on 25.05.2020 to SOP which was issued on 21.05.2020 on International Returnees to Karnataka.

5 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued general instructions for commencement of NSOP & Private operations by Airlines. (order dated 25.05.2020)

6 On 25.05.2020:  31 Fever Clinics of BBMP, in the day 174 people and till date 10409 people have been screened.  532 Fever Clinics of State, in the day 10635 people and till date 549980 people have been screened.  104 Fever Clinics of Private Hospital and Medical Colleges were operationalized and the day 2098 people and till date 54113 people have been screened.

7 Home Quarantine Enforcement Squad have quarantined 76 persons in Institutions on 25.05.2020 based on the complaints received from public & totally till date 2593 have been shifted from home Quarantine to institutional quarantine for violation of directions.

8 The positive cases and suspects hospitalized in the designated hospitals and quarantined persons will be staying there for a minimum period of 14 days or till the successive samples of the positive case are proved negative or as per the treating physicians advice. This long duration of stay in isolation requires a mental booster for keeping oneself calm & quiet. Foreseeing this Department has arranged for Mental Health Counseling of such patients and contacts. 2431 sessions were held on 25.05.2020 and so far 108533 numbers of counseling sessions have been held.

9 To spread Awareness and Effective Communication on COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India has lunched “Aarogya Setu” Mobile App on 09.04.2020. Application can be downloaded from Google Play store and App store (Apple).

10 Government of Karnataka has launched final version of application KSRSAC KGIS Health Watch – Citizens Health Survey App http://kgis.ksrsac.in/coviddashboard

11 Appeal to Doctors has been issued by Hon’ble Chief Minister to give missed call to 080-47192219 or signup at https://forms.gle/TPbU7eZgazdxG9gS9 to volunteer for COVID-19 Tele-Medicine facility and to help the Government.

12 “Corona Watch” Mobile App can be downloaded from https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in. In this app you can see the spots visited by positive patients up to 14 days prior to testing positive. Also it shows the nearest First Respondent Hospitals and Helpline numbers.

13 During the COVID-19 lockdown period, for assisting public on fever, cold, cough & respiratory problems a unique helpline Number 14410 called “Apthamitra” has been started by Government of Karnataka.

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210 lines have been reserved for receiving calls of COVID-19. On 25.05.2020, 5899 calls have been received.

Appeal to Public: Any person who has returned from COVID-19 affected Country or has been in personal contact with such person must remain in Home Isolation for 14 days from arrival in India irrespective of having any symptoms or not. Also, should self-notify to nearest Government Hospital or free call “Aptamitra” Helpline 14410. Maintain personal hygiene, use tissue paper/handkerchief while coughing or sneezing, frequently wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer and avoid attending mass social gatherings.

Help us to Help you<------>Stay Home, Be Safe Let us fight COVID-19 together Helpline numbers 9745697456, 080 - 46848600, 080 – 66692000 & 14410 “Aptamitra” helpline All the Guidelines and Advisories are available at State Health and Family Welfare Department Website: https://karunadu.karnataka.gov.in/hfw/kannada/Pages/covid-19.aspx Govt. of Karnataka Official COVID-19 Information Website: https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in

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Annexure – 1

Today’s Discharges (43) Sl. District Name Patient Number No. 1 Kalaburagi (01) P-926 P-816, P-819, P-822, P-825, P-826, P-827, P-829, P-831, P-837, 2 Belagavi (14) P-839, P-840, P-841, P-843 & P-845 3 Uttara Kannada (07) P-750, P-785, P-801, P-802, P-929, P-946 & P-1147 4 Chikkaballapura (01) P-636 P-605, P-606, P-704, P-865, P-870, P-871, P-872, P-873, P-874, 5 Bagalakote (17) P-875, P-876, P-893, P-894, P-895, P-896, P-897 & P-899 6 Gadag (2) P-912 & P-913 7 Bengaluru Urban (01) P-479

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Sl. Age Case Sex District History Isolated at No. Numbers (Years) Designated Hospital, 1 P-2183 28 Male Kolara Contact of P-1946 Kolara Designated Hospital, 2 P-2184 09 Male Kolara Contact of P-1946 Kolara Returnee from Designated Hospital, 3 P-2185 20 Female Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 4 P-2186 25 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 5 P-2187 22 Female Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 6 P-2188 25 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 7 P-2189 34 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 8 P-2190 15 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 9 P-2191 25 Female Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 10 P-2192 32 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri International Travel Designated Hospital, 11 P-2193 37 Male Dakshina Kannada from Qatar Bengaluru Urban International Travel Designated Hospital, 12 P-2194 27 Male Bagalakote from Qatar Bengaluru Urban International Travel Designated Hospital, 13 P-2195 30 Male Dakshina Kannada from Qatar Bengaluru Urban International Travel Designated Hospital, 14 P-2196 30 Male Dakshina Kannada from Qatar Bengaluru Urban Returnee from Designated Hospital, 15 P-2197 16 Female Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri

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Returnee from Designated Hospital, 16 P-2198 06 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 17 P-2199 25 Female Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 18 P-2200 19 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 19 P-2201 18 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 20 P-2202 45 Male Yadagiri Maharashtra Yadagiri Returnee from Designated Hospital, 21 P-2203 18 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura Returnee from Designated Hospital, 22 P-2204 34 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura Returnee from Designated Hospital, 23 P-2205 30 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura Returnee from Designated Hospital, 24 P-2206 60 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura Returnee from Designated Hospital, 25 P-2207 17 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura Private Hospital, 26 P-2208 47 Female Davanagere SARI Bengaluru Urban Returnee from Designated Hospital, 27 P-2209 55 Female Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 28 P-2210 28 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 29 P-2211 58 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 30 P-2212 43 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 31 P-2213 23 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 32 P-2214 42 Female Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 33 P-2215 34 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 34 P-2216 43 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 35 P-2217 37 Female Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 36 P-2218 16 Male Bidar Maharashtra Bidar Returnee from Designated Hospital, 37 P-2219 53 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 38 P-2220 12 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 39 P-2221 20 Female Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 40 P-2222 52 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 41 P-2223 14 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 42 P-2224 35 Female Hassana Maharashtra Hassana

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Returnee from Designated Hospital, 43 P-2225 40 Female Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 44 P-2226 10 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 45 P-2227 52 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 46 P-2228 17 Female Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 47 P-2229 45 Male Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 48 P-2230 35 Female Hassana Maharashtra Hassana Returnee from Designated Hospital, 49 P-2231 27 Male Udupi Maharashtra Udupi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 50 P-2232 30 Male Chikkaballapura Maharashtra Chikkaballapura Returnee from Designated Hospital, 51 P-2233 30 Female Udupi Maharashtra Udupi Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 52 P-2234 21 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 53 P-2235 33 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 54 P-2236 25 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 55 P-2237 46 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 56 P-2238 17 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 57 P-2239 23 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 58 P-2240 25 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 59 P-2241 31 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 60 P-2242 26 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 61 P-2243 30 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 62 P-2244 36 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 63 P-2245 20 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 64 P-2246 48 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 65 P-2247 27 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 66 P-2248 15 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 67 P-2249 30 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 68 P-2250 17 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 69 P-2251 20 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga

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Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 70 P-2252 22 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 71 P-2253 31 Male Chitradurga Nadu Chitradurga Influenza Like Illness Designated Hospital, 72 P-2254 27 Male Raichuru (ILI) Koppal Designated Hospital, 73 P-2255 35 Male Ballari Contact under tracing Ballari Returnee from Designated Hospital, 74 P-2256 09 Female Udupi Maharashtra Udupi Designated Hospital, 75 P-2257 28 Female Davanagere Contact of P-933 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 76 P-2258 33 Male Bengaluru Urban Contact under tracing Bengaluru Urban Returnee from Tamil Designated Hospital, 77 P-2259 65 Female Bengaluru Urban Nadu Bengaluru Urban Returnee from Designated Hospital, 78 P-2260 35 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 79 P-2261 27 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 80 P-2262 32 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 81 P-2263 56 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 82 P-2264 39 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 83 P-2265 43 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 84 P-2266 38 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 85 P-2267 38 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 86 P-2268 27 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 87 P-2269 39 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 88 P-2270 17 Female Belagavi Maharashtra Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 89 P-2271 38 Male Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 90 P-2272 28 Female Belagavi Jharkhand Belagavi Returnee from Designated Hospital, 91 P-2273 54 Male Hassan Maharashtra Hassan Influenza Like Illness Designated Hospital, 92 P-2274 55 Female Davanagere (ILI) Davanagere Designated Hospital, 93 P-2275 38 Male Davanagere Contact of P-1378 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 94 P-2276 09 Male Davanagere Contact of P-1378 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 95 P-2277 36 Female Davanagere Contact of P-1378 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 96 P-2278 14 Male Davanagere Contact of P-1378 Davanagere Page 8 of 9

Designated Hospital, 97 P-2279 63 Female Davanagere Contact of P-627 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 98 P-2280 39 Male Davanagere Returnee from Gujarat Davanagere Designated Hospital, 99 P-2281 09 Male Davanagere Contact of P-993 Davanagere Designated Hospital, 100 P-2282 26 Female Davanagere Contact of P-933 Davanagere Returnee from Designated Hospital, 101 P-2283 12 Male Vijayapura Maharashtra Vijayapura

Annexure – 3

No COVID-19 deaths for today.

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