Karnataka sees 1,279 new Covid-19 cases, 20 deathsBengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,75,891 infections
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Karnataka reported 1,279 new Covid-19 infections and 20 related fatalities on Wednesday as the case tally swelled to 8,96,563 and the toll to 11,900.
The day also saw 3,218 patients getting discharged after recovery. As on December 9, the number of recoveries went up to 8,16,588. Out of 23,056 active cases, 265 are in ICUs.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for 728 new cases and 13 deaths. Among the districts, Mysuru recorded 71 fresh infections, Mandya 40 and Dakshina Kannada and Chikkaballapur reported 34 new cases each.
A total of 1,19,79,471 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state. Of which, 1,01,058 tests were carried out of Wednesday alone.