In Karnataka, 1,715 new COVID-19 cases were detected, totaling 9,70,202. The Bengaluru urban district has the highest number of cases in the state at 1039. Two patients – one each in Bangalore Urban and Bidar – succumbed to the virus. The death toll now stands at 12,434. This is in addition to 19 deaths of patients due to COVID-19 causes.
Out of 13,493 active cases, 137 patients are currently being monitored in the ICU. 1,048 people were discharged on Sunday, taking the total recovery to 9,44,256. The positivity rate for the day stood at 1.68% in the state, while the case fatality rate (CFR) dropped to 0.11%.
The number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours has crossed one lakh from 94,043 tests on Saturday to 1,01,840 on Sunday. This included 95,959 RT-PCR tests. With this, the total number of trials increased to 2,03,89,209.
On Sunday, 11,948 people were vaccinated, including 7,933 people over the age of 60 who got their first shot.
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