Karnataka logs 1,674 fresh Covid-19 cases, 38 deaths

Bengaluru Urban district reported the highest number of infections (477) and seven deaths, a health department bulletin said

Karnataka on Tuesday logged 1,674 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 29.09 lakh, while 38 deaths took the total toll to 36,650.

The day also saw 1,376 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,49,003, leaving 24,280 active cases.

Bengaluru Urban district reported 477, the highest number of infection cases and seven deaths. Dakshina Kannada logged 307 cases and eight fatalities, the highest among districts.

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Mysuru district recorded 147 cases, Udupi and Hassan 104 each. Thirteen districts reported zero fatalities. Yadgir and Raichur districts did not report any fresh cases.

The positivity rate stood at 1.38% and the case fatality rate at 2.27%. On Tuesday, 1,21,021 Covid tests were conducted, taking the cumulative number of samples examined so far to 3.9 crore.

A total of 1,05,378 people were vaccinated, taking the overall number to 3.16 crore.