20,505 new Covid-19 cases in Karnataka

Karnataka on Wednesday recorded 20,505 new Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths with a positivity rate of 12.55 per cent. The capital, Bengaluru alone registered 8,850 infections with 13 deaths. 

The death rate in the state is seen



to inch up slowly. The state currently has 1,77,244 active Covid-19 cases, with over 92,000 in Bengaluru.

However, Karnataka on Tuesday saw a decline in new Covid-19 cases, reporting 14,366 new infections and 58 fatalities.