Karnataka: Nearly 50% of Covid-19 patients discharged post recovery so far

Bengaluru: While the rising number of coronavirus cases across the country remains a cause for worry, people of Karnataka can take some relief in the fact that the state has witnessed recovery and subsequent discharges of nearly 50 percent of coronavirus infected patients.

Notably the average recovery rate of coronavirus patients in Karnataka is much better than the national average of 27 percent.

As on May 6, a total of 692 cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 345 discharges and 29 deaths.

Meanwhile Minister Suresh Kumar, who is spokesperson for COVID-19 in Karnataka, on Tuesday said that the average compounded daily growth rate of positive cases during the last five days shows in Karnataka stood at 3.13 per cent while the national average is 5.97 per cent during the same period.