K'taka Medical Education Minister visits Bengaluru hospitals to inspect COVID facilities

State Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar visited various hospitals in Bengaluru on Friday to inspect COVID-19 facilities and other conditions.

Medical Education Minister's visit to the hospitals come amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state.

The minister on Thursday had paid a surprise visit to Bengaluru's CV Raman Hospital and urged the administration to follow the guidelines pertaining to COVID-19 strictly. He also reportedly took stock of the hospital's preparedness to fight the deadly virus.

A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.

Until Friday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stood at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases.

( With inputs from ANI )