Karnataka sees 8,477 fresh Covid-19 cases, 85 deaths

Karnataka reported 8,477 fresh cases of coronavirus infection and 85 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7.43 lakh and the death toll to 10,283, on Thursday.

The day also saw 8,841 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of the fresh cases, 3,788 cases were from Bengaluru Urban. Cumulatively, 7,43,848 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the state so far, including 6,20,008 discharges.

Out of 1.13 lakh active cases, 939 are in ICU. Forty-five deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban on Thursday.

Among the districts, Bengaluru Rural reported 454, Hassan 440, Mysuru and Belagavi 303. A total of over 63,55,803 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,04,811 were tested on Thursday alone, and 30,977 among them were rapid antigen tests.