With record 9,894 new Covid-19 cases, Karnataka's tally breaches 4.5 lakh-mark
The death toll touched 7,265 with 104 virus-related fatalities reported in the last 24 hoursThe total infections comprised 3,52,958 discharges including 8,402 on Sunday whereas there were 99,203 active cases
Karnataka on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the state's overall tally beyond 4.5 lakh since the outbreak.
With record 9,894 patients confirming positive for virus today, Karnataka's total number of positives has now reached 4,59,445, according to the health bulletin data.
Along with that, the death toll touched 7,265 with 104 fatalities, it said.
The total infections comprised 3,52,958 discharges including 8,402 on Sunday whereas there were 99,203 active cases in the state including 807 in the ICU, the department said in a statement.
The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on September 2 with 9,860 cases.
As of September 13 evening, cumulatively 4,59,445 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 7,265 deaths and 3,52,958 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 99,203 active cases, 98,396 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 807 were in ICU.
As many as 45 out of total 104 deaths reported on Sunday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Mysuru (15), Ballari (8), Dharwad (7), Shivamogga (5), Hassan (4), Dakshina Kannada, Koppal and Tumakuru (3), Gadag, Kolar and Raichur (2), and Chikkaballapura, Davangere, Haveri, Uttara Kannada and Vijayapura(1).
Most of the dead were either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 3,479, followed by Mysuru (665), Ballari (661), Hassan (426), Dakshina Kannada (404), Belagavi (318), Shivamogga (299), Tumakuru (294), Koppal (259) and Mandya (246), followed by others.
The spike in cases was led by Bengaluru Urban district, which recorded 3,479 fresh infections and 45 deaths.
The city has cumulatively reported 1,70,662 cases and 2,436 deaths due to the coronavirus.
There were as many as 67,955 tests done in the southern state on Sunday taking the total so far to 38 lakh, the department added.
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