Karnataka reports 261 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths Bengaluru News – Times of India

Bengaluru: Karnataka 261 new cases were reported on Thursday COVID-19 and 5 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,89,275 and the death toll to 38,095, the health department said.
There were also 296 discharges in the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,42,884.
157 new cases were reported in Bengaluru Urban as the city reported 171 discharges and 1 death.
The total number of active cases in the state is 8,267.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.48 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.91 per cent.
After Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada reported the highest number of 16 new cases today, Tumakuru 15 and Mysuru 13.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 12,52,414 positive cases, followed by Mysuru at 1,79,246 and Tumakuru at 1,20,875.
In discharges also, Bengaluru Urban topped with 12,29,740, followed by Mysuru at 1,76,560 and Tumakuru at 1,19,484.
Altogether a total of 5,11,37,646 samples have been tested, out of which 53,488 samples were tested today alone.

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