Creating a worrisome situation for parents, as many as 499 children have tested positive for Covid-19 during the first ten days of August in Bengaluru. According to a health bulletin, about 88 children between the age group of 0 to 9 years and 305 children between the age of 10 to 19 years have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Among the 499 cases, 263 were reported in last five days and out of these, 88 are between 0 to 9 years and 175 are between 10 and 19 years old. This surge in virus cases is an alarming situation and the Health Department has already started initiating strict measures to contain the infections. The department also warned that in the coming few weeks the number might get three times more than this. The Health Department has advised the parents to vaccinate themselves with two doses of Covid first and then monitor their children properly and avoiding them from crowded places. The state is recording 1,500 plus Covid cases on an average and so far 15,919 deaths have occurred due to the virus. At least 19 children between the ages of 0 and 9 have died and 26 children in age group of 10 to 19 have lost their lives. Hence, 45 children of the age group of 0 to 19 years have died and 279 of the age group of 20 to 30 have lost their lives to the deadly coronavirus.
