Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Karnataka on Wednesday, Aug 18 registered 1,365 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 21,266. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 327.
As many as 22 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Wednesday, with Bengaluru Urban recording two deaths, the death toll in the state has risen to 37,061.
The state recorded 1,558 discharges from hospitals on Wednesday, taking the total discharges to 28,74,839.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,33,192 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.76% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.61%.
As many as 3,57,06,260 people have received vaccination so far.