63 lakh people download Aarogya Setu in Karnataka

In Karnataka, 63 lakh people have downloaded Aarogya Setu mobile application.

“So far after the app download in Karnataka, 2,255 users got Red-flag alert through the self-test feature and all of them have got messages to get tested for Covid-19 and 233 people have been tested and 17 are tested positive. i.e.7.5 per cent people who got tested following the app alert have been tested positive for coronavirus,” Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar told reporters.

“This compared with national average is 30 per cent. People need not panic as the data about the positive patients will be held by the district task force heads of the respective districts. Our government is committed for the safety of the people and this app proved to be an effective tool for preventing the spread of the infection,” the Minister added.