Karnataka reports 1,977 new Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths

Karnataka reported 1,977 new cases of Covid-19 and 48 deaths, taking the total number of infections till date to 28,78,564 and fatalities to 36,037, on Thursday.

The day saw 3,188 people getting discharged, thereby continuing to outnumber fresh cases. The total number of recoveries till date is 28,10,121. Out of the new cases, 462 were from Bengaluru Urban.

The city saw 10 deaths. The total number of active cases in the state is 32,383. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.42 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.42 per cent.

Of the newly reported deaths, Dakshina Kannada reported seven, Mysuru (5), Belagavi (4), Chikkaballapura and Shivamogga (3). Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Mysuru recorded 197, Hassan 158, Udupi 110 and Chikkamagaluru 109.

Cumulatively, 3,64,31,379 samples have been tested in the state so far. Of these, 1,38,274 were tested on Thursday.

On Thursday, 1,19,909 doses were administered and so far, 2,66,10,097 doses have been administered. Dose 1 recipients include 2,16,06,568 people and dose 2 recipients include 50,03,529 people.