Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 28: Karnataka on Saturday, Aug 28 registered 1,229 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 18,897. Bengaluru Urban's single-day tally stood at 310.
As many as 13 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Saturday, the death toll in the state has risen to 37,261.
The state recorded 1,289 discharges from hospitals on Saturday, taking the total discharges to 28,89,809.
So far, Karnataka has seen 29,45,993 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.66% while the case fatality rate for the day is 1.05%.
As many as 4,05,27,433 people have received vaccination so far.