Over 50,000 Covid cases reported in Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday, May 5 reported over 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time.

The state has reported an alarming rise in infections over the past few weeks, fast becoming one of the worst-hit.

Karnataka, which has reported 17,4 lakh infections so far, has 4.8 lakh active cases. The state reported 346 new deaths, taking its total fatalities to 16,884.