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Karnataka to set up committee to audit covid-19 deaths as state reports 110 new casualties, records 6,259 cases
Bengaluru: C.N.Ashwathnarayan, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka on Tuesday reiterated the need for a high-level committee to audit all deaths attributed to covid-19 in Bengaluru.The suggestion comes even as the number of fatalities in Bengaluru and other parts of the state has witnessed a sharp spike over the entire month of July.The need for an audit is part of efforts by the state government to rid itself of being termed as one of the worst affected regions in the country with high fatality rates.“The committee, which will be set up under the leadership of senior officials, must find out what are the reasons for the increase in the number of deaths? If delay in treatment led to these deaths? Or if there were lapses in the method of