Dakshina Kannada, Udupi become a Covid hotspot in Karnataka: Both Reports nearly 500 new cases in 24 hours

Mangaluru: Covid-19 cases continues to rise as the Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala, continues to top the daily Covid-19 cases in the state. Both distrcts reports nearly 500 cases in 24 hours, Dakshina Kannada district topped in number of cases in state.

Dakshina Kannada district topped in number of cases (320), Bengaluru Urban came next with 260, Udupi had 177, Mysuru 102 and Hassan 101, while the rest were scattered in other districts. Bengaluru Urban district headed the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,34,769, followed by Mysuru 1,75,182 and Tumakuru 1,18,887.

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Karnataka reported 1,350 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 29,37,427 and the toll to 37,123. The day also saw 1,648 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,79,433.

Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 12,11,014, followed by Mysuru 17,18,34 and Tumakuru 1,17,072. Cumulatively a total of 4,18,39,866 samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,57,509 were on Saturday alone.

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While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.85 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.33 per cent. Out of 18 deaths reported on Saturday, four were from Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kolar and Shivamogga accounted for two each, followed by others.