22 new Covid 19 cases reported in K'taka; tally rises to 1395

Bengaluru: Karnataka witnessed its sharpest ever spike of coronavirus cases on Tuesday with a total of 149 cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Of the 22 new cases reported in the evening update, 16 inter-state travellers from Mumbai while the rest were contacts of those infected earlier. Till date 1395 positive cases of coronavirus has been confirmed in the state. This included 40 deaths and 543 discharges.