Karnataka reports 109 new Covid cases, 2 deaths: Govt

Of the new cases, 138 were from Bengaluru Urban that also recorded 110 recoveries and one death, the bulletin said. The other death was reported from Ballari district.

Karnataka on Saturday registered 173 fresh coronavirus cases and two virus-related fatalities thereby taking the total caseload in the state to 3,944,605 and death toll to 40,035, respectively.

As many as 153 patients got discharged on the day and the number of recoveries across the state has now reached 3,902,497, according to a health bulletin. (Agencies file)

As many as 153 patients got discharged on the day and the number of recoveries across the state has now reached 3,902,497, according to a health bulletin.

Of the new cases, 138 were from Bengaluru Urban that also recorded 110 recoveries and one death, the bulletin said. The other death was reported from Ballari district.

The number of active cases across the state now stood at 2,031.

While the test positivity rate (TPR) for the day was 0.56 per cent, the case fatality rate was 1.15 per cent.

After Bengaluru Urban, Chitradurga recorded the highest number of cases with eight followed by Belagavi and Mysuru (five), Kolar (three) with the other districts reporting the remaining cases.

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total 1,780,916 cases, Mysuru 229,443 and Tumakuru 159,827.

Cumulatively, 6,52,67,298 samples have been tested so far with 30,718 samples examined on Sunday.