Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 8: Karnataka on Sunday August 8 recorded 1,598 new coronavirus infections.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 23,930. Among the districts, Dakshina Kannada once again registered the highest number of single-day cases with 438 new infections, while Bengaluru Urban reported 348 new cases.
As many as 20 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Sunday, with Dakshina Kannada alone recording 6 deaths and Kolar 3. With this, the toll so far has risen to 36,793.
The state recorded 1,914 discharges from hospitals, taking the total discharges so far to 28,57,776.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,18,525 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.09%, while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.25%.
As many as 3,29,01,814 people have received vaccination so far.