Karnataka reports 975 Covid-19 cases; Maximum share from Bengaluru

The day also saw 668 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,24,900. Active cases in the state stood at 6,440, a health department bulletin said.

Karnataka on Saturday clocked 975 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, taking the caseload to 39,71,459 and fatalities to 40,077 respectively, the health department said.

Vaccination must to keep beneficiaries safe from Covid-19. (HT PHOTO)

The day also saw 668 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,24,900. Active cases in the state stood at 6,440, a health department bulletin said.

Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum number of 871 cases, it said.

Other districts too reported new Covid-19 cases including 22 in Mysuru, 14 in Dakshina Kannada, nine each in Dharwad and Kolar, and, six each in Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Shivamogga.

The lone death due to Covid-19 on Saturday occurred in Shivamogga district while 14 districts in the state reported zero infections and zero deaths.

A total of 26,061 samples were tested in the state, including 19,158 using RT-PCR method, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.70 crore.

The number of vaccinations against Covid-19 done in the state rose to 11.22 crore, with 41,887 people being inoculated on Saturday, it said.