Bangalore: August 3 Monday , in the last 24 hours , as many as 4,776 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state, while a slightly reduced number was 4,752 new cases were announced.
The medical Education minister Dr K Sudhakar announced the milestone event, adding that it was evidence that the state covid 19 recovery rate is improving steadily. He had tweeted that “The recovery rate increased by 5.67% in the state and 9.17% in Bangalore in the last one week. As on Sunday evening , Karnataka ‘s recovery rate stands at 42.81% and 35.41% in Bangalore,".
Recovery rate in the state has steadily climbed from 37% a week ago to the current 42% in Bangalore,and 784 people were discharged on July 27. 2,331 people were discharged from city hospitals which was more than the number of new patients diagnosed with covid 19.
36.2% of total discharges were made in Bangalore Urban.Number of discharges was accelerated on may 26 , the state had revised its discharge policy to release patients after a minimum of 10 days of treatment if they are satisfied with certain health criteria.