Bengaluru’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 1%
The Hindu
TPR in the week ending July 9 hit an eight-week low of 0.83%
After weeks of soaring cases and families burying their loved ones when COVID-19 had a grip on the city, there is finally some good news. The positivity rate in Bengaluru dropped below 1% for the week ending July 10. According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) war room bulletin, the week ending July 9 (from July 3) saw a positivity rate of 0.83% for the first time in eight weeks. Compare this with the preceding weeks of the second wave of COVID-19 infections that caused unprecedented levels of devastation. During the week between May 15 and 21, the positivity rate was 22.11%. Subsequently, it saw a steady fall week on week, from 11.97% the following week to 1.05% for the period between June 26 to July 2.
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