Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 19: Karnataka on Friday, August 19, reported 1,573 new coronavirus cases.
As per the bulletin released by the state health department, the active cases in the state stand at 9,777. Bengaluru urban's single-day tally is 935.
Three deaths were reported due to coronavirus in the state on Friday. The death toll in the state has risen to 40,162.
The state recorded 1100 discharges from hospitals on Friday, taking the total discharges to 39,88,417.
So far, Karnataka has seen 40,38,398 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 4.91%. As many as 11,78,86,533 people have received vaccination so far.