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Karnataka reports highest single-day spike of 9,386 Covid cases

  •   Thu, Aug 27 2020 11:20:06 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS): With the detection of 9,386 new cases in the last 24 hours, Karnataka has recorded the highest single-day spike which took its Covid-19 tally to 3.09 lakh, Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey said on Thursday.

For the second time, Bengaluru reported more than 3,000 cases at 3,357, lifting the city's tally to 1.18 lakh, out of which 35,989 are active cases.

Among other places, Mysuru accounted for 895 infections, followed by Ballari (550), Davangere (391), Hassan (334), Belagavi (318), Shivamogga (306) and Dakshina Kannada (297).

Meanwhile, 141 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, raising the statewide toll to 5,232.

Despite the rising infections, the southern state has been regularly witnessing steady recoveries. On Thursday, 7,866 people were discharged from the hospital, raising the total number of recoveries to 2.19 lakh.

Of the 3.09 lakh cases, 84,987 are active while 747 are in the ICU.

 
  

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Comment on this article

  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 28 2020

    The college management's might have pressurised the State Government to give permission to start the educational institutions. Otherwise the educational companies cannot make money. In turn the Government does not get money. At this rate the colleges cannot open for another 6 months.

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  • Mak, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 28 2020

    And the government is busy reopening colleges ....

    And the fact is still there are people who support the government

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  • Robert, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 28 2020

    Karnataka covid highest spike and government is planning to reopen college in this situation

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  • SomeGuy, Karnataka

    Fri, Aug 28 2020

    Nearly 10k cases and they still want to reopen colleges by October??

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