Communal Grief: Bengaluru Mourns Loss of Resident to COVID-19

City Under Strain: Bengaluru Resident's Death Highlights COVID-19 Impact

The person, who had comorbidities, is a resident of Chamarajpet and died on December 15, the Minister said.

However, it was not known whether he was affected by the JN.1 Covid variant but the patient reportedly had multiple comorbidities.

“The patient was diagnosed with COVID-19, and he was suffering from heart issues, TB, BP, and lung disease and multiple complications,” Minister Rao stated, as per a report on IANS.

Till now, the Minister said, there was no decision to restrict the New Year celebration in Bengaluru. 

"Guidelines will be issued after monitoring the situation in the coming days. The central government has not issued any guidelines in this regard. Let’s wait,” he said. 

The Minister said that the new variant spreads faster like Omicron but it was not lethal. 

He said that they were conducting a higher number of tests in the country and they would soon issue an advisory to track Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) cases.

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