Bengaluru: BBMP increases daily swab collection amid Omicron
Team Udayavani, Dec 27, 2021, 10:43 AM IST
Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has ordered primary health centers to increase swab collection from 100 per day to 250 per day amid a gradual rise in the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
BBMP Health Officer Balasundar AS said that the target is to do 50,000 tests per day and the civic body is able to do 30,000-40,000 tests per day.
Testing will be increased in public places like markets, railway stations, bus stands, and shopping malls.
Out of 348 new cases, 248 were from Bengaluru Urban, 88 got discharged and 2 deaths were reported on Sunday. The total number of active cases was 7,418.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases with a total of 12,61,556 and also among those discharged, Bengaluru Urban again topped with 12,39,122.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
BJP stages protest against Karnataka govt over Waqf properties row
Youth attempts suicide after being humiliated in public for wearing ripped jeans in Belthangady
Global Bhagavad Gita Quiz Announced: Registration now open
Kasaragod: Husband murders woman PSI
Puttur: Private bus crashes into house to avoid collision with school bus
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
SC notice to Gujarat govt on Asaram’s plea seeking suspension of sentence in 2013 rape case
BJP stages protest against Karnataka govt over Waqf properties row
US charges against Adani, 7 others could lead to arrest warrants, extradition bid: attorney
Youth attempts suicide after being humiliated in public for wearing ripped jeans in Belthangady
Baku climate talks: The ‘X’ factor that could determine future of Global South
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.