Karnataka Covid-19 cases continue to decline; state logs 16,604 new cases

Recording a steady decline, Karnataka logged less than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, and 411 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 26.04 lakh and the toll to 29,090.

The day also saw 44,473 recoveries, continuing to outnumber fresh cases, which stood at 16,604. Out of this, 3,992 cases and 242 deaths were from Bengaluru Urban.

Cumulatively, 26,04,431 cases have so far been reported in the state, which includes 22,61,590 recoveries. The total number of active cases is now 3,13,730. While the positivity rate stood at 13.57%, the case fatality rate was 2.47%.

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Belagavi reported 15 deaths, Mysuru and Shivamogga (13 each), Hassan (12), Bengaluru Rural, Dharwad and Uttara Kannada (10). Mysuru reported 1,171 cases, Hassan 1,162, Belagavi 910, and Tumakuru 806.

A total of over 2,97,36,960 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,22,329 were done on Monday alone. Till 9.15 pm on Monday, 1,36,77,704 vaccine doses were administered in the state, out of which 2,34,436 doses were administered on Monday alone.