Karnataka on Wednesday reported an increase in fresh infections from 14,304 cases on Tuesday to 16,387 and 463 fatalities.
The total number of active cases currently in the state is 2,93,024.
While the total number of cases stood at 26,35,122, the toll was 30,017. The day also saw 21,199 discharges, continuing to outnumber the fresh cases.
Out of the new cases reported on Wednesday, 4,095 cases were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city also saw 307 deaths. Cumulatively, 23,12,060 recoveries have been seen in the state.
While the positivity rate stood at 11.22 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 2.82 per cent.
Mysuru reported 1,687 cases, Belagavi 1,006, Tumakuru 882 cases and Mandya 711 cases, followed by others.
A total of 2,99,99,107 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,45,923 were done on Wednesday alone.
Published 02 June 2021, 16:53 IST