Covid-19 update: Karnataka reported 8,477 new cases on Thursday

Bengaluru | Friday | 16th October, 2020

Summary:

According to the health department, out of 1.13 lakh active cases, 1.12 lakh patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 939 are in ICU.

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Karnataka reported 8,477 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state’s overall infection tally to 7,43,848 cases.

The state also reported 85 virus related fatalities, pushing the total death toll to 10,283,

It also saw 8,841 patients getting discharged after recovery on Thursday, taking the total discharge toll to 6,20,008.

Out of the fresh cases, 3,788 cases were from Bengaluru Urban.

According to the health department, out of 1.13 lakh active cases, 1.12 lakh patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 939 are in ICU.

Out of total 85 deaths reported on Thursday, 45 are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Chikkaballapura 4, Ballari, Belagavi, Shivamogga and Tumakuru 3, Chamarajanagara, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Vijayapura 2, and Bagalkote, Bidar, Davangere, Kalaburagi, Koppal and Raichur 1.

Karnataka has tested over 63,55,803 samples so far, out of which 1,04,811 were tested on Thursday alone, and 30,977 among them were rapid antigen tests.

On Thursday, Bengaluru urban accounted for 3,788 Covid-19 cases Bengaluru Rural 454, Hassan 440, Mysuru and Belagavi 303, Dakshina Kannada 301, Ballari 282, Tumakuru 252, Mandya and Chikkaballapura 230, followed by others.

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