New Delhi: On October 8, Bengaluru registered 5,121 COVID-19 cases. This was the third day in a row that the city registered over 5,000 new cases, worrying experts.
Given the trajectory, not only is it set to top the list of the worst-affected cities in India but also the world. Currently, Pune tops the list with 3,14,118 confirmed COVID cases, followed by Mumbai and then Bengaluru.
The death count till now stands at 3,320. But on average, the city has been witnessing 39 deaths every day over the past 7 days, while in Mumbai, the average number of deaths being reported every day is 47, the report added.
“High-burden cities like Pune, Delhi and Thane have seen a steady decline in cases but larger cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai & Kolkota along with several smaller cities are still seeing new daily highs. This indicates that the spread of coronavirus is still at an early stage in several places across the country, health economist Dr Rijo M John was quoted as saying by TNIE.
“Many cities are now showing gradual stabilization with gradual decline. Also, serosurveys in many cities have shown the presence of antibody levels higher than cities in most other countries,” said epidemiologist Dr Amitabh Banerjee in the report.
“Perhaps India may attain herd immunity earlier than most countries, due to the advantage of a younger and leaner population.” He also cautioned that cities may perhaps experience a spike in cases when normal activities resume. “As people will tend to be younger we may have a rising number of cases but fewer deaths,” he said, the report added.
