8 K’taka districts among 170 Covid-19 hotspots nationally

Bengaluru: Busy Chikkapete shopping area wears a deserted look during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru, (Samajweekly) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has marked eight Karnataka districts as Covid-19 hotspots, an official said on Wednesday.

“Eight districts of Karnataka have been identified as (Covid-19) hotspots out of 170 in the country,” a health official told IANS.

The eight districts include Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Bagalkot and Dharwad.

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