The Mysuru district administration earlier on Wednesday decided to impose stricter restrictions in the district for ten days between May 29 and June 6 (6am), according to an order by the deputy commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. On Wednesday alone, the district detected 2,792 new Covid-19 cases, the highest it has reported in the past week. Also, there were 16,611 active cases reported in the district, according to a medical bulletin by the state health department, released on Wednesday. In terms of active cases, Mysuru contributes the fourth highest among all districts in Karnataka. Only Bengaluru Urban with 207,357 active cases is at a distant first, Tumakuru with 19,770 cases and Belagavi with 18,333 cases are ahead of Mysuru, the latest data showed.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2021 09:00 UTC