Bengaluru Authorities Say Over 3,000 COVID-19 Patients Untraceable
The QuintSpeaking to NDTV, the Commissioner said while wrong details were given by others as well, some of the persons could be traced with the help of the police. Speaking to TNM, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sekhar said that this issue is occurring in Mysuru as well, along with all major districts in the state. Officials hinted that after these incidents, authorities are now insisting that patients provide a government identification document and their phone numbers are verified. While Karnataka reported the highest single-day addition of cases since the onset of the pandemic with 5,199 cases on Sunday, Bengaluru reported 1,950 new cases on the same day. Incidentally, earlier this week, it was reported that the government was not aware of exactly how many patients were admitted to which private COVID-19 Care Centres.