Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 11: Karnataka on Tuesday, May 11 recorded another sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, adding 39,510 cases to its tally.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state rose to 5,87,452. Bengaluru Urban alone accounted for 15,879 cases in a single day.
As many as 480 deaths due to coronavirus were reported on Tuesday, with Bengaluru Urban recording 259 deaths and Ballari 28. With this, the toll so far has risen to 19,852.
The state recorded 22,584 discharges from hospitals, taking the total discharges so far to 14,05,869.
So far, Karnataka has seen 20,13,193 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 33.99%, while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.21%.
As many as 1,07,59,572 people have received vaccination so far.