GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

COVID-19
MEDIA BULLETIN
DATE: 23-09-2021
The first case of Corona Virus infection, which has caused a pandemic resulting in catastrophic
health implications and human miseries throughout the globe, was detected in state on
08.03.2020. It was a case of international traveler returning to Bengaluru Urban.
A robust surveillance system with elaborate contingency plan is in place for limiting the spread of
the disease.
In the fight against COVID-19 pandemic an effective intervention in the form of COVID
vaccination has been implemented in Karnataka since January 16th 2021 as per Government of
India operational guidelines.
The state is addressing the ongoing challenge of COVID 19 through the 5 pillars of Management
i.e., “Test- Track- Treat- Vaccinate and Adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour”.

1 Today’s Discharges 852

2 Total Discharges 2919742
3 New Cases Reported (22.09.2021, 00:00 to 23:59) 836
4 Total Active Cases 13590
5 New Covid Deaths 15
6 Total Covid Deaths 37683
7 Total Positive Cases 2971044
8 Positivity rate for the day (22.09.2021, 00:00 to 23:59) 0.57%
9 Case fatality rate (CFR) for the day (22.09.2021, 00:00 to 23:59) 1.79%

Particulars Today’s Cumulative

A Total Passengers screened at Air ports 883* 409657
B UK passengers arrived from 25-11- 2020 to till date 57 31512
*Date: 22/09/2021 (8 AM) to 23/09/2021 (8 AM).

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 LABORATORY DATA

New Genome Sequencing details till today

Alpha / B.1.1.7 155
Beta / B.1.351 08
Delta / B.1.617.2 1653
Delta plus / B.1.617.2.1(AY.1) 04
Delta sub-lineage AY.4 202
Delta sub-lineage AY.12 14
Kappa / B.1.617.1 160
ETA / B.1.525 01
*Data received from SSU.

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 Programmatic Updates

Mental Health Counselling Data (held on 22.09.2021)

No of patients counselled Cumulative No of patients counselled
607 2376580

01 Karnataka has operationalised State Control Room & District Control Room for real time monitoring, address
COWIN portal issues, AEFI queries and media scanning.
02 “Corona Watch” Mobile AP-P- can be downloaded from https://covid19.karnataka.gov.inIn this app you can see
the spots visited by Positive Patients up to 14 days Prior to testing Positive. Also, it shows the nearest First
Respondent Hospitals and Helpline numbers.
03 During the COVID-19 lockdown period, for assisting public on fever, cold, cough & respiratory
Problems a unique helpline Number 14410 called “Apthamitra” has been started by Government of
Karnataka. 210 lines have been reserved for receiving calls of COVID-19. On 22.09.2021, 9555 calls have
been received.
04 To know the Result of the Covid test using SRF ID, please follow the link-
https://www.covidwar.karnataka.gov.in/service1

Appeal to Public: Any individual who has been in personal contact with COVID-19 infected person must
remain in Home Isolation irrespective of having any symptoms or not. Also, should self-notify if symptomatic
to nearest Government Hospital or free call “Aptamitra” Helpline 14410. Follow COVID appropriate behavior
such as maintain personal hygiene, wear mask covering both nose and mouth, use tissue paper/handkerchief
while coughing or sneezing, frequently wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, maintain social
distance and avoid attending mass social gatherings etc.,

Help us to Help you----------Stay Home, Be Safe

Let us fight COVID-19 together

All the Guidelines and Advisories are available at State Health and Family Welfare Department Website:
https://karunadu.karnataka.gov.in/hfw/kannada/Pages/covid-19.aspx
Govt. of Karnataka Official COVID-19 Information Website:
http://covid19.karnataka.gov.in

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COVID-19 Vaccination Program Information:

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 Districtwise Abstract of COVID-19
Death
Today’s
Total Total due to
Sl. Today’s Total Today’s Total Reported
District Name Active Covid Non-
No Positives Positives Discharges Discharges Covid
Cases Deaths Covid
Deaths
reasons#
1 Bagalakote 1 35169 3 34831 7 1 331 0
2 Ballari 3 97670 7 95830 151 0 1689 0
3 Belagavi 7 79684 4 78536 229 0 919 0
4 Bengaluru Rural 17 61732 17 60699 152 1 881 0
5 Bengaluru Urban 310 1244674 239 1221117 7439 7 16117 1
6 Bidar 3 24316 0 23906 8 0 398 4
7 Chamarajanagara 5 32900 4 32318 72 0 499 11
8 Chikkaballapura 0 43898 2 43442 30 0 425 1
9 Chikkamagaluru 26 50646 36 49792 463 0 391 0
10 Chitradurga 2 36528 8 36201 123 0 204 0
Dakshina
11 106 113620 148 110897 1080 3 1636 7
Kannada
12 Davanagere 2 50916 8 50205 109 0 602 0
13 Dharwada 3 60861 4 59512 43 1 1304 2
14 Gadag 0 26057 1 25730 11 0 316 0
15 Hassana 47 110791 15 109009 539 0 1241 2
16 Haveri 0 21928 1 21284 4 0 640 0
17 Kalaburagi 5 61893 4 61035 39 0 819 0
18 Kodagu 37 36398 37 35700 373 0 324 1
19 Kolara 15 46660 9 45909 120 0 631 0
20 Koppala 0 35182 2 34637 25 0 520 0
21 Mandya 18 73381 14 72559 175 0 647 0
22 Mysuru 78 177552 60 174558 614 1 2380 0
23 Raichuru 0 39954 0 39617 7 0 330 0
24 Ramanagara 3 24141 1 23793 33 0 315 0
25 Shivamogga 22 69050 19 67646 322 0 1082 0
26 Tumakuru 25 120011 31 118500 404 1 1107 0
27 Udupi 69 75985 149 74815 692 0 478 0
28 Uttara Kannada 32 55641 29 54579 310 0 752 0
29 Vijayapura 0 36234 0 35726 13 0 495 0
30 Yadagiri 0 27536 0 27326 3 0 207 0
31 Others* 0 36 0 33 0 0 3 0
Total 836 2971044 852 2919742 13590 15 37683 29
*Others include Cases of other States and International Quarantined Passengers.
#Cumulative total of Non COVID deaths reported till today.

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 Annexure – 1
Today’s Discharges
Sl. District Name Total Patient Number*
No
1 Bagalakote 3 3002087 3006852 3007674
2 Ballari 7 3003330 3003603 3003732 3003733 3004021 3004022 3004023

3 Belagavi 4 3000695 3000696 3003702 3003914

4 Bengaluru Rural 17 2672297 2840862 2850435 2998700 2998935 2999008 2986336 3000929 3000930
3001751 3002358 3002360 3002487 3002565 3002697 3002819 3011236
5 Bengaluru Urban 239 2997497 2997498 2997570 2997573 2997892 2997981 2998256 2998262 2998279
2998429 2998432 2998452 2998455 2998457 2998500 2998647 2998649
2998651 2998774 2998776 2998840 2999253 2999268 2999316 2999317
2999320 2968842 2970735 2986219 2987170 2987171 2991392 2991893
2992040 2992042 2992935 2993430 2993536 2993747 2993911 2994032
2994224 2994433 2995462 2995464 2995465 2995739 2995741 2995743
2996084 2996085 2996086 2997236 2997427 2997428 2997796 2999442
2999553 2999554 2999557 2999621 2999662 2999949 2999950 2999951
3000027 3000267 3000442 3000533 3000547 3000557 3000558 3001039
3001094 3001118 3001119 3001302 3001366 3001369 3002343 3002424
3002828 3003074 3003076 3003094 3003145 3003168 3003170 3003172
3003179 3003180 3003187 3003204 3003207 3003211 3003212 3003217
3003219 3003220 3003226 3003290 3003293 3003296 3003338 3003384
3003429 3003463 3003464 3003605 3003612 3003659 3003734 3003742
3003711 3003769 3003770 3003771 3003779 3003782 3003795 3003797
3003799 3003800 3003802 3003804 3003805 3003806 3003808 3003813
3003814 3003815 3003816 3003818 3003819 3003820 3003822 3003825
3003829 3003830 3003831 3003832 3003833 3003837 3003841 3003846
3003847 3003850 3003851 3003852 3003871 3003879 3003881 3003882
3003921 3003923 3003928 3003929 3003930 3003931 3003932 3003935
3003973 3003976 3003978 3003980 3003985 3003988 3003993 3004097
3004098 3004104 3004105 3004106 3004160 3004165 3004168 3004169
3004170 3004270 3004274 3004277 3004278 3004283 3004284 3004288
3004289 3004290 3004293 3004296 3004301 3004303 3004335 3004337
3004344 3004346 3004347 3004348 3004349 3004027 3004029 3004031
3004032 3004033 3004035 3004036 3004037 3004040 3004216 3004217
3004219 3004223 3004225 3004226 3004228 3004231 3004232 3004401
3004403 3004404 3004406 3004410 3004412 3004420 3004422 3004423
3004459 3004461 3004464 3004469 3004471 3004473 3004475 3004567
3004568 3004569 3004571 3004572 3004574 3004575
6 Bidar 0 0

7 Chamarajanagara 4 3005073 3005074 3005075 3005077

8 Chikkaballapura 2 3004924 3006819

9 Chikkamagaluru 36 3000788 3000948 3000949 3000950 3000951 3000952 3000953 3000954 3000955
3000956 3000957 3000958 3000959 3000960 3000961 3000962 3001259
3001260 3001373 3001374 3001376 3001377 3001378 3001379 3001380
3001381 3001382 3001385 3001386 3001389 3001390 3001391 3001392
3001393 3001394 3001395
10 Chitradurga 8 3000787 3000947 3001054 3001372 3001482 3001516 3001517 3001518

11 Dakshina Kannada 148 2997532 2998370 2998593 2998725 2998726 2998796 2999429 2999431 2987799
2993465 2993656 2995495 2995854 2996956 2999626 2999627 2999997
2999998 3000000 3000001 3000719 3001635 3001699 3001771 3001772
3001847 3001848 3001849 3001852 3002038 3002514 3002520 3002716
3003001 3003174 3003275 3003350 3003396 3003404 3003414 3003488
3003745 3003753 3003714 3003838 3003856 3003857 3003858 3003860
3003883 3003884 3003885 3003888 3003890 3003891 3003892 3003893
3003894 3003896 3003939 3003940 3003941 3003942 3003943 3003944
3003945 3003946 3003947 3003948 3003950 3003951 3003952 3003953
3003995 3003996 3003997 3003998 3003999 3004000 3004001 3004109
3004110 3004111 3004113 3004116 3004117 3004118 3004119 3004120
3004121 3004122 3004124 3004125 3004153 3004171 3004172 3004173

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 3004174 3004175 3004176 3004177 3004178 3004179 3004180 3004181
3004183 3004353 3004354 3004357 3004057 3004493 3004532 3004535
3004046 3004047 3004048 3004049 3004050 3004051 3004052 3004053
3004054 3004055 3004056 3004058 3004059 3004061 3004062 3004063
3004064 3004233 3004234 3004235 3004236 3004237 3004240 3004241
3004494 3004495 3004497 3004531 3004608 3004752 3005080 100003900
3008520 3010802 3011697
12 Davanagere 8 3003954 3004126 3004184 3004185 3004358 3004609 3004610 3004612

13 Dharwada 4 3004359 3004432 3004814 3005506

14 Gadag 1 3004933

15 Hassana 15 3000636 3000801 3001196 3001416 3001428 3001664 3001778 3001858 3001888
3001889 3001890 3002009 3002242 3002244 3002288
16 Haveri 1 3004499

17 Kalaburagi 4 2691802 2993348 2995266 3004675

18 Kodagu 37 2997753 2993684 2999288 3000070 3000895 3002179 3002747 3002846 3003147
3003160 3004128 3004129 3004186 3004361 3004500 3004579 3004067
3004245 3003949 3004066 3004944 3004945 3004947 3004948 3004949
3004951 3004953 3005192 3005385 3005389 3005394 3005487 3005027
3005028 3006074 3007716 3010104
19 Kolara 9 2990754 3003956 3003957 3004007 3004008 3004130 3004131 3004132 3004070
20 Koppala 2 3004009 3004071
21 Mandya 14 100003841 2999764 3003902 3003958 3004010 3004133 3004072 3004187
3004188 3004370 3005031 3004719 3005169 3004720
22 Mysuru 60 2999477 3001269 3001717 3001901 3002051 3002052 3002053 3002054 3002120
3002467 3002611 3003009 3003867 3003903 3003904 3003905 3003959
3003960 3003961 3003962 3004012 3004013 3004134 3004308 3004310
3004312 3004313 100003889 3004446 3004447 3004501 3004502
3004503 3004504 3004505 3004507 3004508 3004509 3004076 3004247
3004248 3004429 3004065 3004764 3005098 3005099 3005264 3005265
3005267 3005269 3005508 3005511 3005513 3005514 3005515 3005516
3005517 3007720 3008235 3008244
23 Raichuru 0 0

24 Ramanagara 1 3005036
25 Shivamogga 19 3000168 3004017 3004136 3004138 3004373 3004374 3004375 3004079 3004080
3004081 3004082 3004135 3004137 3004253 3004254 3004376 3004547
3004548 3004448
26 Tumakuru 31 3003083 3003100 3003198 3003284 3003678 3003680 3003730 3003906 3003964
3004139 3004140 3004377 3004378 3004379 3004381 3004382 3004384
3004549 3004554 3004018 3004089 3004385 3004550 3005410 3005412
3005106 3005107 3005108 3005411 3009069 3010516
27 Udupi 149 2999596 3000169 100003874 100003875 3003101 3003200 3003201
3003253 3003254 3003285 3003324 3003325 3003326 3003366 3003367
3003368 3003418 3003419 3003453 3003454 3003455 3003456 3003515
3003516 3003586 3003587 3003588 3003589 3003590 3003591 3003593
3003594 3003596 3003597 3003598 3003600 3003631 3003632 3003633
3003634 3003635 3003636 3003637 3003638 3003639 3003640 3003641
3003642 3003643 3003645 3003646 3003647 3003649 3003650 3003651
3003684 3003685 3003686 3003687 3003688 3003689 3003690 3003691
3003692 3003693 3003694 3003695 3003696 3003697 3003698 3003699
3003700 3003369 3003644 3003648 3003731 3003907 3003908 3003909
3003910 3003911 3003965 3003966 3003967 3003968 3003969 3003970
3003971 3004141 3004143 3004144 3004145 3004146 3004147 3004195
3004196 3004197 3004199 3004201 3004203 3004204 3004206 3004323
3004324 3004325 3004326 3004327 3004328 3004331 3004332 3004386
3004387 3004389 3004391 3004392 3004454 3004455 3004456 3004560
3004562 3004563 3004564 3004565 3003868 3004094 3004198 3004200
3004202 3004205 3004264 3004265 3004322 3004333 3004390 3004393
3004394 3004395 3004453 3004512 3004556 3004558 3004559 3004561
3004193 3004194 3004388 3004777 3005280 3009143
28 Uttara Kannada 29 3003255 3003912 3004208 3004209 3004396 3005111 3005429 3005430 3005431
3005703 3005704 3005706 3005707 3005708 3005902 3005982 3006301

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 3006302 3006303 3006304 3006305 3006306 3006307 3006308 3006309
3006657 3007300 3007301 3007302
29 Vijayapura 0 0

30 Yadagiri 0 0

Total 852
* Patient numbers are State P Code.

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 Annexure – 2

Today’s Reported COVID-19 Deaths: 15

Age Co-
Sl. State Descr Place of
District in Sex Symptoms Morbi DOA DOD
No P No. Yrs
iption Death
dities
Bengaluru Private
1 2968014 55 F ILI Fever CA 16-08-2021 01-09-2021
Urban* Hospital
Fever, cough, Designated
2 Bagalakote* 2976801 60 M SARI DM 19-08-2021 24-08-2021
breathlessness Hospital
Private
3 Bengaluru Rural 2980489 66 F SARI Breathlessness - 22-08-2021 13-09-2021
Hospital
Bengaluru Designated
4 2981541 50 F ILI Fever, Cough HTN 23-08-2021 15-09-2021
Urban Hospital
Bengaluru DM, Private
5 2983521 88 M ILI Fever 24-08-2021 08-09-2021
Urban* HTN Hospital
Bengaluru Private
6 2983947 81 M ILI Cough HTN 24-08-2021 08-09-2021
Urban* Hospital
Bengaluru Private
7 2984277 80 M ILI Fever, Cough HTN 23-08-2021 09-09-2021
Urban* Hospital
Bengaluru DM, Private
8 2990406 71 M ILI Cough 30-08-2021 06-09-2021
Urban* HTN Hospital
Bengaluru DM, Private
9 2991897 70 M ILI Fever, Cough 21-08-2021 19-09-2021
Urban HTN Hospital
Designated
10 Dharawada 2995857 65 F ILI Fever, cough - 07-09-2021 20-09-2021
Hospital
Dakshina Fever, Private
11 3005152 69 F SARI - 16-09-2021 22-09-2021
Kannada Breathlessness Hospital
Fever, Private
12 Mysuru 3005194 55 F SARI HTN 13-09-2021 19-09-2021
Breathlessness Hospital
Dakshina Fever, DM, Designated
13 3008063 52 F SARI 22-09-2021 22-09-2021
Kannada Breathlessness HTN Hospital
Fever, Cough, DM, Designated
14 Tumakuru 3008621 48 F SARI 17-09-2021 22-09-2021
Breathlessness HTN Hospital
Dakshina Fever, Designated
15 3010730 37 F SARI DM 19-09-2021 22-09-2021
Kannada Breathlessness Hospital
*Data reconciled with Districts.

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