COVID-19: 4,267 new cases, 114 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka on Monday logged 4,267 new cases of COVID-19 and 114 fatalities, taking total number of infections to 1,82,354 and toll to 3,312, health department said.

day also saw 5,218 patients being discharged after recovery.

Of fresh cases, as many as 1,243 were from Bengaluru Urban district alone.

As of Monday evening, cumulatively 1,82,354 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in state, which includes 3,312 deaths and 99,126 discharges, health department said in its bulletin.

Out of 79,908 active cases, 79,227 are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 681 are in intensive care units.

Among fresh deaths, Thirtysix were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Davangere (11), Dakshina Kanna (8) and Ballari (7).

Most of de are eir with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).

Besides state capital, Mysuru 374 cases, Ballari 253, Davangere 225, Kalaburagi 196, Raichur 165, Dharw 157, Bagalkote 147, Dakshina Kanna 146 and Vijayapura 139 were among districts with higher cases.

Bengaluru urban district tops list of positive cases, with a total of 75,428 infections, followed by Ballari 10,624 and Mysuru 7,685.

Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops list with total 41,166 discharges, followed by Ballari 5,447 and Kalaburagi 4,837.

A total of 17,29,067 samples were tested so far, out of which 22,620, lowest in recent days, were tested on Monday.

Among samples tested today 8,193 were rapid antigen tests, bulletin said.