The number of COVID-19 positive cases which had come down in Dharwad district on Tuesday again went up on Wednesday with the district recording 158 cases. And, Belagavi recorded 219 cases, the highest single day spike so far in that district. In Dharwad, where the total number of positive cases has reached 2,485, 135 patients were discharged. Gadag recorded 71 cases followed by Bagalkot 70, Uttara Kannada 63, Vijayapura 52, Haveri 50 and Chitradurga 40. Meanwhile, Haveri recorded four COVID-19 deaths, Uttara Kannada three and Bagalkot saw two deaths.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2020 02:37 UTC