K'taka Medical Education Minister visits Bengaluru hospitals to inspect COVID facilities
Jul 18, 2020
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 : State Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar visited various hospitals in Bengaluru on Friday to inspect COVID-19 facilities and other conditions.
Medical Education Minister's visit to the hospitals come amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
The minister on Thursday had paid a surprise visit to Bengaluru's CV Raman Hospital and urged the administration to follow the guidelines pertaining to COVID-19 strictly. He also reportedly took stock of the hospital's preparedness to fight the deadly virus.
A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.
Until Friday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stood at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases.
