K’taka COVID-19 update: 1279 new cases, 3218 discharges and 20 deaths on Dec 8

Bengaluru: 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 related fatalities were reported on Tuesday, December 8 taking the total number of infections to 8,96,563 and the toll to 11,900.

The day also saw 3,218 patients getting discharged after recovery.

Bengaluru Urban district, with 728 cases, topped the State in the number of fresh infections.

Out of 23,056 active cases, 22,791 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 265 are in Intensive Care Units.

Bengaluru Urban district also topped the list in number of deaths, accounting for 13 fatalities, followed by Dakshina Kannada (2), Bengaluru Rural, Dharwad, Kalaburgai, Mysuru and Tumakuru (1 each).

All the deceased had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), the State’s Health Department’s bulletin said.

Districts where new cases were reported on the same day include Mysuru 71, Mandya 40, Dakshina Kannada and Chikkaballapura 34 each, Tumakuru and Shivamogga 33, followed by others.

Bengaluru Urban district also topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,75,891 infections, followed by Mysuru 51,215 and Ballari 38,407.

Among discharges too Bengaluru Urban was on top with 3,54,004 discharges, followed by Mysuru 49,882 and Ballari 37,632.