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155 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in Karnataka

08:17 AM Mar 08, 2022 | PTI |

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday registered 155 fresh coronavirus cases and 5 fatalities thereby taking the total till date to 39,42,730 and 39,996 respectively.

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There were 349 patients who got discharged pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,99,647, said a bulletin.

Of the new cases, 97 were from Bengaluru Urban, while there were 169 discharges were the city, there were 3 deaths, the bulletin said.

The total number of active cases across the State was 3,049.

While the positivity rate for the day was 0.47 percent, the case fatality rate was 3.22 percent.

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Of the five deaths reported today, three are from Bengaluru Urban, followed by one each from Belagavi and Mandya.

After Bengaluru urban, Mysuru recorded the second-highest number of cases with 14, followed by seven each from Kalaburagi and Chitradurga, four each from Dakshina Kannada and Shivamogga, followed by others.

Bengaluru Urban district now has 17,79,605 cases, Mysuru 2,29,357 and Tumakuru 1,59,784.

Cumulatively, 6,47,99,038 crore samples were tested, of which 32,458 were examined today.

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