On Wednesday, 1,894 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Karnataka and 24 people died, taking the number of infected to 39,31,536 and the death toll to 39,715. The positivity rate stood at 1.90% for the day.
The health bulletin said that 5,418 were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 38,68,503.
Of the 1,894 new Covid-19 cases, 835 were from Bengaluru Urban. The total number of active cases across the state now stands at 23,284.
Meanwhile, India witnessed 30,615 new coronavirus infections, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,27,23,558, while the active cases were 3, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Wednesday. 70,240.
The death toll rose to 5,09,872 with 514 fresh deaths, data updated at 8 am.
Daily COVID-19 cases below one lakh recorded for ten consecutive days
The health ministry said active cases comprise 0.87 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 97.94 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload has registered a decrease of 52,887 cases in a 24-hour period.
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