Only 74 out of the 453 are those who returned from other states and countries that indicates that the majority of all new cases were local and the possibility of community transmission

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Bengaluru accounted for 196 out of the total 453 new covid- 19 cases reported in Karnataka, in the 24 hours till 5 pm on Sunday.

The spike saw the total number of cases rise to 9150, of which 3391 are active.

Only 74 out of the 453 are those who returned from other states and countries that indicates that the majority of all new cases were local and the possibility of community transmission.

Karnataka is expecting a further rise in positive cases and has roped in services of private hospitals to treat covid- 19 positive people.

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The state government has earmarked nearly 500 private hospitals to treat covid- 19 persons but is yet to fix the price of treatment. The state government also converted Kanteerava Stadium, Koramangala indoor stadium and a facility inside the Art of Living campus as covid care centers to isolate and lodge asymptomatic persons who do not require hospitalisation.