Karnataka’s Covid tally touches 4.94 lakh mark

IANS

Bengaluru, 18 Sept 2020: With 9,366 fresh Covid-19 cases, Karnataka’s tally mounted to 4,94,356 on Thursday, health officials said.

 

73 more deaths were reported in the state, pushing the toll to 7,629.

 

Bengaluru registered 3,799 fresh cases, taking its tally to 1,84,082, including 41,053 active cases, while 2,184 people were discharged in the last 24 hours, officials added.

 

’As many as 34 succumbed to the virus in the city during the day, taking the toll to 2,555.’

 

Out of 805 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) across the state, 271 are in Bengaluru Urban hospitals, 267 in Ballari and Dharwad and 62 in Hassan.

 

Of the fresh cases in districts, Ballari reported 677, Mysuru 591, Tumkuru 381, Dakshina Kannada 308, Belagavi 295, Davangere 257 and Dharwad 247.

 

Of the patients discharged in the districts, Ballari reported 953, Udupi 864, Bagalkote 671, Mysuru 667, Dharwad 496, Dakshina Kannada 398 and Belagavi 344.