Karnataka reports 1,573 new Covid cases, 3 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Aug 20, 2022: The state recorded 1,573 new Covid-19 cases taking the state’s total active caseload to 9,777, according to the state government’s official bulletin released on Friday.

 

The day’s test positivity rate stood at 4.91%. Of the 1,573 cases, 935 were recorded in Bengaluru.

Three deaths were reported - two in Chamarajanagar and one in Dakshina Kannada. With this, the state’s total number of Covid deaths is now 40,162.

A total of 31,981 tests were conducted on the day.  As many as 1,100 people were discharged, taking the total recoveries to 39,88,417.