Karnataka reports 48,049 new Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 19.23%

BENGALURU:

Soon after making the announcement of the withdrawal of statewide weekend curfew, a total of 48,049 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in Karnataka, of which 29,068 cases were reported in Bengaluru alone.

ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ 48,049 ಹೊಸ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳು ವರದಿ: ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ದರ 19.23% ಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಿಕೆ

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This takes the state’s positivity rate to 19.23%, tweeted Karnataka’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

COVID numbers in Karnataka today:
◾New cases in State: 48,049
◾New cases in B'lore: 29,068
◾Positivity rate in State: 19.23%
◾Discharges: 18,115
◾Active cases State: 3,23,143 (B'lore- 223k)
◾Deaths:22 (B'lore- 06)
◾Tests: 2,49,832#COVID19 #Omicron #Karnataka

— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) January 21, 2022

Karnataka’s Active cases rose to 3.23 Lakh

In the last 24 hours, 22 people have died due to Covid in the state while Bengaluru has reported six of these fatalities.

ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ: ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ವೀಕಂಡ್‌ ಕರ್ಫ್ಯೂ ರದ್ದು

Karnataka also reported 18,115 discharges on Friday, taking the state’s active cases count to 3,23,143 out of which Bengaluru has around 2.23 lakh active cases.