Corona fatalities rise to 33 in K'taka; govt tries to ensure treatment for non COVID patients

: With two more corona related deaths, the toll has risen to 33 in Karnataka, where 34 new positive cases were confirmed, taking the total number of infections to 959, the government said on Monday, as it tried to ensure that hospitals, nursing homes and clinics provide treatment for non COVID patients.

"The Health Minister held an important meeting with representatives of the Indian Medical Association and various other related associations following grievances that hospitals, nursing homes and clinics were not providing treatment to non-COVID patients.

Following the meeting they decided to open from tomorrow and go ahead with treating patients," Minister S Suresh Kumar, who is spokesperson for COVID-19 in Karnataka, told reporters.

The Health Minister, during the meeting, also tried to resolve various issues raised by these associations, he said.

"As of 5:00 PM of May 13, cumulatively 959 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state. It includes 33 deaths and 451 discharges," the department said in its bulletin.

Out of the 474 active cases, 464 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 10 are in Intensive Care Units.

Eighteen patients who recovered were discharged on Wednesday.

The two deceased include a 60-year-old man from a containment zone in Kalaburagi and a 58-year-old woman from Dakshina Kannada.

The man was brought dead on May 11 to a designated hospital in the district, where he tested positive for COVID- 19