Covid-19 update: Karnataka reported 7,051 new cases on Monday

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 6th October, 2020

Summary:

A total of 5,22,846 people have been discharged in the state with 7,064 patients getting discharged after treatment on Monday only.

Also, active cases tally stands at 1,15,477.

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Karnataka reported 7,051 new Coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the state’s overall infection tally to 6,47,712.

The state also reported 84 new virus related fatalities, pushing the death toll of the state to 9,370.

A total of 5,22,846 people have been discharged in the state with 7,064 patients getting discharged after treatment on Monday only.

Also, active cases tally stands at 1,15,477.

Out of fresh cases, as many as 2,189 were from Bengaluru Urban district.

Of the active cases, 1,14,636 patients are in isolation and stable at designated hospitals, while 841 are in the intensive care units.

Bengaluru Urban accounted for 34 of the 84 deaths followed by Mysuru (8), Dakshina Kannada (6), Ballari (5), Hassan and Tumakuru (4) and others.

Most of those who succumbed to the virus were either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).

On Monday, Mysuru clocked 910 cases, Hassan 537, Tumakuru 294, Chitradurga 276 while the remaining were scattered over other districts.

Bengaluru Urban with 2,52,229 cases tops the districts followed by Mysuru 38,238 and Ballari 33,004.

Among discharges too Bengaluru urban tops the list with total 1,95,015 discharges, followed by Ballari 29,676 and Mysuru 29,208.

A total of 53,27,463 samples have been tested so far, out of which 67,303 on Monday alone.

Of them, 25,770 were rapid antigen tests.

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