Meanwhile, Karnataka recorded 1,275 new COVID-19 cases and four related deaths, bringing the number of cases to 9.63 lakh and the number of victims to 12,407, the Health department said on Wednesday. The day also saw 479 patients who were discharged after recovery.
Bengaluru Urban, with 786 cases, continued to lead the state in the number of infections. In total, 9,63,614 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,407 deaths and 9,40,968 discharges, the Ministry of Health reported in its bulletin.
Of 10,220 active cases, 10,086 patients are stable and isolated in designated hospitals, while 134 are in Intensive Care Units. Bengaluru Urban reported three of the four deaths on Wednesday, the other coming from Mysuru.
Among the districts, Dakshina Kannada was behind Bengaluru Urban with 72 cases, Kalaburagi had 61, Bidar 47, Udupi 42, Mysuru 35, followed by others. Bengaluru urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,13,485, followed by Mysuru 54,584 and Ballari 39,431.
Among the downloads too, Bengaluru Urban ranked at the top with 4.01.610, followed by Mysuru 53.295 and Ballari 38.716. So far more than 2,00,08,072 samples have been analyzed, of which 86,648 were analyzed on Wednesday alone.
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