Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 21: Karnataka on Saturday, Aug 21 registered 1,350 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 20,845. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 260.
As many as 18 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Saturday, with Bengaluru Urban recording one deaths, the death toll in the state has risen to 37,123.
The state recorded 1,648 discharges from hospitals on Saturday, taking the total discharges to 28,79,433.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,37,427 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.85% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.33%.
As many as 3,66,23,768 people have received vaccination so far.