Over a half-dozen districts report zero deaths consistently for a week

This has brought down average CFR in Karnataka from 2.58% on June 8 to 1.76% on June 15

With a drop in new COVID-19 cases, the State’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) too has been declining. For the last one week, the State has been consistently reporting zero deaths in six-seven districts bringing down the average CFR from 2.58% on June 8 to 1.76% on June 15. CFR that was highest in Bengaluru Urban last week at 7.30% has reduced to 1.88% on June 15. Haveri, which had the second highest CFR last week at 5.74% now has the highest mortality rate at 8.23%. CFR is higher than the State average in 16 districts, including Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, and Ballari.