Bengaluru has a positivity rate of 10.25%, a recovery rate of 93.61%, and a mortality rate of 1.13%.
Bengaluru reported 1,579 new cases of COVID-19, along with 1,165 recoveries and 11 deaths, according to the official gazette of November 8. This is the eighth consecutive day that the city has registered fewer than 2,000 new cases of coronavirus. Most of the positive cases were from Yelahanka and West Zone (16% each), followed by East Zone (15%), South Zone (14%), Bomannahalli (13%), RR Nagara (11%), Mahadevapura (11%) and Dasarahlli (4%).
Bengaluru has a positivity rate of 10.25%, a recovery rate of 93.61%, a mortality rate of 1.13%, and an active case rate of 5.26%. A total of 34,06,922 tests have been carried out, of which 55,416 were carried out only on November 7.
Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 2,740 new COVID-19 cases and 22 related deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 8.46,887 and the death toll to 11,391, the Health Department said Sunday night. The day also saw the discharge of 2,360 patients after recovery.
As on Sunday, 8,46,887 accumulated positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, including 11,391 deaths and 8,01,799 discharges, the Department of Health reported in its bulletin. He said that of 33,678 active cases, 32,794 patients are isolated in designated hospitals and are stable, while 884 are in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
According to Health Department officials, the COVID-19 media bulletin was delayed on Sunday due to technical issues.
Of the 22 deaths reported on Sunday, Bengaluru had the highest (11), followed by Ballari (three), Belagavi, Dharwad and Mysuru (two each), and Dakshina Kannada and Haveri (one each). The majority of COVID-19 victims had a history of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) or influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Mysuru accounted for 135, Mandya 111, Chitradurga 106, Hassan 95, Dakshina Kannada 78, Dharwad 60, followed by others.
Bengaluru urban district tops the list of total positive cases, with a total of 3,49,327 infections, followed by Mysuru (48,755) and Ballari (37,673). Among the discharges as well, Bengaluru Urban topped the list, as a total of 3,26,989 patients were discharged after recovery. They are followed by Mysuru (46,712) and Ballari (36,514).
So far, a total of 87,38,226 samples have been tested in Karnataka, of which 1,17,345 were tested on Sunday alone, and 26,811 of them were rapid antigen tests.
(With PTI inputs)
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