India News | COVID-19: 322 New Cases, 2 Deaths in Karnataka
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Karnataka on Wednesday logged 322 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,96,470 and death toll to 38,213, the health department said.
Bengaluru, Dec 1 (PTI) Karnataka on Wednesday logged 322 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,96,470 and death toll to 38,213, the health department said.
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The day also saw 162 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 29,51,654.
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Of the new cases, 165 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 72 discharges and 1 death.
Total number of active cases in the state is at 6,574.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.31 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 0.62 per cent.
Apart from Bengaluru Urban, Belagavi recorded one death.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 165, Mysuru 47, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Shivamogga 13, Dharwad and Udupi 10, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 12,56,617 positive cases, while Mysuru has 1,79,818 and Tumakuru 1,21,101.
Among discharges, Bengaluru Urban has 12,35,353, followed by Mysuru 1,77,117 and Tumakuru 1,19,839.
Cumulatively a total of 5,33,91,586 samples have been tested, of which 1,01,778 were examined on Wednesday alone.
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