Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 9: Karnataka on Sunday May 9 recorded another sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, adding 47,930 cases to its tally.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state rose to 5,64,485. Bengaluru Urban alone accounted for 20,897 cases in a single day.
As many as 490 deaths due to coronavirus were reported on Sunday, with Bengaluru Urban recording 218 deaths and Ballari 21. With this, the toll so far has risen to 18,776.
The state recorded 31,796 discharges from hospitals, taking the total discharges so far to 13,51,097.
So far, Karnataka has seen 19,34,378 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 32.71%, while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.02%.
As many as 1,05,21,773 people have received vaccination so far.