<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka recorded 2228 new Covid positive cases today of which 1373 are from Bengaluru. Giving this information at the media conference in Bengaluru today, the Medical Education minister Dr. K Sudhakar said that 18,952 Covid RTPCR tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the state.  The target, he added is to increase the RTPCR tests to 30,000 per day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On Fatality rate, he said, 1.49 percent of total Covid patients have died due to the virus infection as compared to the national average of 2.74 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier in the day, the state Cabinet decided to appoint eight Bengaluru based ministers and eight IAS officers under them in eight zones of Bengaluru city to supervise the booth level task forces involved in Covid containment measures.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, due to steep surge in Corona cases in Bengaluru, the state cabinet decided today to improve surveillance in the city.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The ministers and IAS officers under them will be monitoring booth level task force committee involved in enforcing social distancing, home quarantine, testing, tracking and treatment.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking about the 10100 bed COVID Care Centre coming up in Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre on Tumkur road, the minister said that there will be one doctor and two nurses for every 100 asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients sheltered here.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Totally 2200 personnel will be deputed here including housekeeping staff, marshalls from municipal corporation and police.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">There will also be television, internet, indoor games and place to practice yoga. Twenty ambulances will be stationed here for any emergency.</span><br />''