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Karnataka sees 1,890 new Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths

The total number of active cases stood at 23,478
Last Updated 30 July 2021, 20:10 IST

After reporting over 2,000 cases on Thursday, the state, in a welcome relief, reported 1,890 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.

It is a reduction of 162 cases compared to Thursday's figure. However, the number of tests dropped by 3,664 as it tested 1.45 lakh samples on Friday over Thursday's 1.48 lakh.

There were 34 deaths, taking the total toll to 36,525 and the total number of infection cases to 29,03,137. The day also saw 1,631 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,43,110.

Bengaluru Urban accounted for the most number of cases with 426 infection cases and nine deaths.

The total number of active cases now stands at 23,478. While the positivity rate for the day was 1.30%, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.79 %.

Out of 34 deaths reported, Dakshina Kannada had seven, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkamagaluru, Kolar, Mysuru and Uttara Kannada (two each), followed by others.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Dakshina Kannada accounted for 345, Udupi 155, Mysuru 142, Hassan 135, and Belagavi 103.

Cumulatively, a total of 3,85,10,966 samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,45,197 were done on Friday alone.

3 crore vax milestone crossed

After administering 2,86,467 vaccine doses on Friday, the state crossed the 3 crore milestone in vaccinations having administered 3,00,12,137 doses so far.

Only five other states in India have achieved these numbers --- Uttar Pradesh (4,75,15,307), Maharashtra (4,37,51,060), Gujarat (3,29,77,185), Rajasthan (3,20,27,281), and Madhya Pradesh (3,09,67,372).

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(Published 30 July 2021, 15:02 IST)

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