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Burning pyres of victims who lost their lives due to the Covid-19 are seen at an open crematorium in Bangalore. Credit: AFP photo.
Karnataka on Tuesday registered 31,830 fresh Covid-19 infections taking the total number of active cases in the state beyond three lakh. Out of the total cases, Bengaluru accounted for 17,550 cases.
Mysuru emerged as the second major Covid hotspot with 2,042 infections and nine deaths. Another 1,196 infections were reported in Tumakuru, 907 in Ballari, 772 in Kalaburagi, and 737 in Mandya.
Other than Bengaluru and Mysuru, 18 fatalities were reported from Ballari, seven from Kalaburagi, six from Ramanagara, five each from Bidar, Dharwad and Hassan districts.