Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 12: Karnataka on Friday, Aug 13 registered 1,669 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 22,703. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 425.
As many as 22 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Friday, with Bengaluru Urban recording five deaths, the death toll in the state has risen to 36,933.
The state recorded 1,672 discharges from hospitals on Friday, taking the total discharges to 28,66,739.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,26,401 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.98% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.31%.
As many as 3,40,81,771 people have received vaccination so far.