Bengaluru reports all-time high coronavirus cases as hospitals run out of beds

Bengaluru : Coronavirus cases in Bengaluru have touched an all-time high number of 16,662 cases in a single day; Karnataka reported a total of 26,962 cases in the same time duration. The state health department has said that the total case load has reached 12.47 lakhs amid sharply rising coronavirus cases.

Healthcare system in Bengaluru is also crumbling with an unprecedented increase in the number of patients. Many hospitals are seen with the signs saying 'no beds'.

On Thursday, Bengaluru took over Pune as the city with the highest number of active cases. Currently, Bengaluru has around 1.5 lakh active cases.

 Earlier in the day, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa urged the Centre to supply 1,471 tonnes of oxygen and two lakh doses of Remdesivir.

The Chief Minister made this request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the PM's video conference with Chief Ministers of 10 states, where coronavirus cases have exploded in an alarming proportion.