Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 7: Karnataka on Saturday, Aug 7 registered 1,610 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 24,266. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 357.
As many as 32 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Saturday, with Bengaluru Urban recording five deaths, the death toll in the state has risen to 36,773.
The state recorded 1,640 discharges from hospitals on Saturday, taking the total discharges to 28,55,862.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,16,927 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.08% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.98%.
As many as 3,26,61,954 people have received vaccination so far.