Karnataka reported nearly 10,947 new covid- 19 cases on Wednesday and 113 Covid fatalities. The total tally is 6,68,652 of which, 1,16,153 are active cases. The death toll has shot up to 9,574.
Bengaluru, recorded over 5000 cases for the second consecutive day, while Mysuru district registered 979 new cases, Hassan 471, Uttara Kannada 463, 447 cases in Dakshina Kannada, 258 in Ballari and 250 in Tumakuru.
Karnataka has reported 55,938 cases in the last seven days, according to the health department.
Meanwhile, the State conducted 1,04,348 tests, the highest so far, including 55,690 RT-PCR tests. According to Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, Karnataka has conducted 1,04,348 Covid-19 tests on Tuesday. “The state government aims to increase the tests to 1.5 lakh per day,” Dr K Sudhakar, said.
The Minister took to Twitter to inform that, 55,690 RT-PCR and other method tests were conducted across 146 laboratories in the state, and 48,658 Rapid Antigen tests were conducted across 30 districts. The tests will be soon increased to 1.5 lakh per day, he added.read more
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