Bengaluru: Karnataka On Monday, 236 new Covid cases were registered, which is a big drop from Sunday’s figure of 330 cases. However, usually, there are fewer new cases on the first working day of the week since fewer tests are conducted.
Over 80,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, much less than the mandated one lakh tests. As a result, the positivity rate was 0.29%, but with seven deaths reported in the state, the case fatality rate was around 3%. With 321 discharged in the state, the active cases fell to 7,236.
Bengaluru Urban reported four deaths, while Belagavi, Ballari and kolar One death each was reported.
Of the deaths in Bengaluru, three were in private hospitals, while the fourth was in a designated Covid hospital. There were four women and three men, one of whom, a 93-year-old, died on the same day he was admitted.
Bengaluru Urban, at 121, reported the highest number of new cases and was followed by Kodagu (35), Dakshina Kannada (19) and Mysore (13). The total number of positive cases in the state has crossed 30 lakh. Meanwhile, the demand for the vaccine remained high with over 2.6 lakh doses being administered till 3.30 pm on Monday. Of them, over 1.9 lakh were second dose and this took the second dose coverage to 3.4 crore people in the state. More than eight crore people have taken the first dose.
Over 80,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, much less than the mandated one lakh tests. As a result, the positivity rate was 0.29%, but with seven deaths reported in the state, the case fatality rate was around 3%. With 321 discharged in the state, the active cases fell to 7,236.
Bengaluru Urban reported four deaths, while Belagavi, Ballari and kolar One death each was reported.
Of the deaths in Bengaluru, three were in private hospitals, while the fourth was in a designated Covid hospital. There were four women and three men, one of whom, a 93-year-old, died on the same day he was admitted.
Bengaluru Urban, at 121, reported the highest number of new cases and was followed by Kodagu (35), Dakshina Kannada (19) and Mysore (13). The total number of positive cases in the state has crossed 30 lakh. Meanwhile, the demand for the vaccine remained high with over 2.6 lakh doses being administered till 3.30 pm on Monday. Of them, over 1.9 lakh were second dose and this took the second dose coverage to 3.4 crore people in the state. More than eight crore people have taken the first dose.
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