Covid-19 update: Karnataka reported 7,102 new cases on Sunday

Bengaluru | Monday | 19th October, 2020

Summary:

In Bengaluru Urban, 3,535 new COVID-19 cases were reported, taking total number of cases to 3.07 lakh, including 64,435 active ones.

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Karnataka reported 7,012 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the state’s overall infection tally to 7.65 lakh cases.

The state also reported 51 new virus related fatalities, pushing the total death toll to 10,478.

19 Covid-19 patients succumbed due to other causes.

Out of the total number of 7.65 lakh positive cases, only 1.09 lakh cases were active as on Sunday, and 945 patients were admitted in ICUs in hospitals across the State.

The positivity rate for the day was 6.67% and the case fatality rate was 0.72%.

As many as 1.05 lakh tests were conducted on Sunday.

Of these, 21,876 were Rapid Antigen Tests, while the remaining were RT-PCR and other methods.

In Bengaluru Urban, 3,535 new COVID-19 cases were reported, taking total number of cases to 3.07 lakh, including 64,435 active ones.

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