<p>Karnataka reported 973 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths, taking the infection count to 9,18,544 and the toll to 12,081, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The day also saw 1,217 patients getting discharged after recovery. The number of recoveries have reached 8,94,834.</p>.<p>As of Dec 30, the state has 11,610 active carriers of the virus, including 202 in ICUs.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-Bengaluru-deaths-cases-recoveries-Covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-AstraZeneca-933093.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban accounted for 554 new cases and five deaths. Mysuru reported 34 fresh infections followed by Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, and Chikkaballapur with 31 cases each.</p>.<p>A total of over 1,39,62,707 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,03,857 were tested on Wednesday alone.</p>.<p>To date, 1,965 UK returnees have been tested Of which, 31 have tested positive (which includes seven cases of new UK virus strain), 1,686 are negative and results of 248 are awaited.</p>
<p>Karnataka reported 973 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths, taking the infection count to 9,18,544 and the toll to 12,081, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The day also saw 1,217 patients getting discharged after recovery. The number of recoveries have reached 8,94,834.</p>.<p>As of Dec 30, the state has 11,610 active carriers of the virus, including 202 in ICUs.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-Bengaluru-deaths-cases-recoveries-Covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-AstraZeneca-933093.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban accounted for 554 new cases and five deaths. Mysuru reported 34 fresh infections followed by Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, and Chikkaballapur with 31 cases each.</p>.<p>A total of over 1,39,62,707 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,03,857 were tested on Wednesday alone.</p>.<p>To date, 1,965 UK returnees have been tested Of which, 31 have tested positive (which includes seven cases of new UK virus strain), 1,686 are negative and results of 248 are awaited.</p>