COVID-19: Karnataka reports highest single day spike

Karnataka reported its highest single day spike in Covid-19 cases with 6,259 new infections yesterday, taking the total to 1,45,830. The previous highest was on July 30 with 6,128 cases.

The State also reported  a record 6777 covid patients who were cured and recovered from various hospitals in the State yesterday, among them 4274 were discharged from Bengaluru city. The total number of discharged patients  have  gone up to 69,272. 110 covid deaths were recorded yesterday taking the toll to 2,704.

According to the State Health Department 42,458 swab samples were tested in the State yesterday of which 6,259 new Covid 19- positive cases were reported across the State.  So far 14,89,016 samples were tested in the State.