Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection at a private hospital here has tested negative and will be discharged tomorrow, his office said on Wednesday. The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly has "completely recovered", a statement said. It said, "according to doctors the throat swab and blood test conducted for the second time, have come negative."

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The 71-year-old leader was admitted to Manipal Hospital hospital on August 4. Siddaramaiah had a fever only during the initial two days, other than that he had no symptoms of the infection. "Doctors have said that Siddaramaiah will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow," the statement added. His son and Congress MLA from Varuna Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah had tested positive for COVID on August 7. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa who was also undergoing treatment for COVID infection at the same Manipal Hospital was discharged on Monday after recovery, he is currently under self-quarantine at home.

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The COVID-19 death rate in the country is about 1.99 percent, while in Karnataka it is 1.8 percent, and in Bengaluru, it is 1.7 percent. Yesterday. PM Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of 10 states via video conference to discuss the current situation and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. In the absence of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who is currently under home isolation after undergoing treatment for coronavirus, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan and Sudhakar attended the meeting.

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