Karnataka Government Accused of Hiding Number of COVID-19 Casualties

Stating the number of deaths in Bangalore stood at 49,135 as compared to 37,001 in 2019 (Jan-July), senior Congress leader H K Patil accused the BJP state government of hiding the actual number of deaths due to Coronavirus. "There was a rise of 32% in the count of death rate, while reported only 1886 due to the virus," he said. However, the state Government has denied any such allegations.