Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Apr 26: Karnataka on Monday, April 26, recorded 29,744 fresh coronavirus cases to its tally.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state rose to 2,81,042. Bengaluru Urban alone reported 16,545 cases on Monday alone.
As many as 201 deaths due to coronavirus were reported on Monday, with Bengaluru Urban recording 105 deaths and Ballari 18. With this, the toll so far has risen to 14,627.
Over 10,663 people were discharged from hospitals on Monday, taking the total recoveries so far to 10,73,257.
So far, Karnataka has seen 13,68,945 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Among the total active cases, 1,815 patients are currently admitted in ICUs across the state.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 17.87%, while the case fatality rate for the day is 0.67%. A total of 1,66,407 samples were tested between Sunday and Monday.
As many as 88,27,370 people have received vaccination so far in the state.