Providing relief, Bengaluru health bulletin gave information that there has been a slight dip in the cases. On Monday, Bengaluru saw a dip in the number of active containment zones, as officials calculated the figure at 14,480 as compared to Sunday's figure of 14,676. In a media bulletin, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said that with the latest figures, the city had reported 34,860 containment zones so far, of which 20,380 have returned to normal.

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District wise, Bengaluru West has the maximum active containment zones at 3,074, followed by Bengaluru South at 2,860 and Bengaluru East at 2,721. While Mahadevapura has 1,524 active containment zones, RR Nagara has 1,409 and Bommanahalli has 1,241. Only Yelahanka and Dasarahalli have less than 1,000 active containment zones at 903 and 748 respectively.

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The BBMP said that of all the containment zones reported, 58% have returned to normal while 42% were active. Meanwhile, Karnataka's coronavirus death toll crossed the 4,000 marks to reach 4,062 as 115 people succumbed to death due to the virus, while 6,317 new infections took its tally to 2.33 lakh on Monday. Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey said that 7,071 people were discharged after treatment in a 24-hour period, taking the number of recoveries to 1.48 lakh. Out of the total cases, 80,643 are active and 695 patients are in ICU.

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