Bengaluru:
After reporting a higher Covid instances, Karnataka has some great tidings through the year-finish. The virus is on the wane with 12 of the 30 districts reporting zero fatalities more than the previous 7 days. The plummeting fatality price saw Bengaluru Urban reporting just 1 death on Thursday. In terms of case fatality price, Ballari, Chamarajanagara, Koppal, Hassan and Bengaluru Rural have reported 2%. Experts say death audits will have to be beefed up in districts exactly where a higher fatality price is observed. Meanwhile, 10 UK returnees given that Nov 25 have tested positive in the state. —Shankar Raj