Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 17: Karnataka on Friday, Sep 17 registered 1,003 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 15,960. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 310.
As many as 18 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Friday, the death toll in the state has risen to 37,573.
The state recorded 1,199 discharges from hospitals on Friday, taking the total discharges to 29,12,633.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,66,194 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.67% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.79%.
As many as 5,01,71,522 people have received vaccination so far.