Karnataka Covid cases jump 56% in 24 hours, positivity rate at 11%

Karnataka's fresh COVID-19 infections surged by over 56 per cent on Tuesday to 339 cases. The state reported two deaths and had a positivity rate of 11.3%.

Karnataka logged 339 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, compared to the 217 cases registered the day before, of which a majority of 306 cases were from state capital Bengaluru alone, data from the health department said. With 724 recoveries, the southern state's active caseload dipped to 1,943. Karnataka's total Covid tally was at 40.85 lakhs, and the state's positivity rate spiked from 2 per cent to 11.3 per cent.

Karnataka's positivity rate spiked from 2 per cent to 11.3 per cent. (HT PHOTO)

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Of the 2,992 samples tested in the city, 1,454 were Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) and 1,538 were RT-PCR and other tests. Around 157 passengers were screened at international airports in Bengaluru and Mangaluru. Among districts, 10 cases were reported from Mysuru, with six cases from Davanagere. Meanwhile, over 21 districts in Karnataka reported no new cases.

There were two deaths reported from the state on Tuesday, whereas it saw one COVID-19-related death the day before.

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There were 24 deaths in total on Tuesday.