5,199 new infections of COVID-19 in Karnataka

Karnataka on Sunday witnessed the highest single day spike in coronavirus cases with 5,199 additions, taking the aggregate in the state to 96,141, while 82 succumbed to the virus, the health department said. 

There are 58,417 active cases including 632 in the ICUs whereas the 2,088



discharges on Sunday took the total discharges to 35,838, the department said in the bulletin. 

The positive cases were led by Bengaluru urban district with 1,950 infections, followed by 579 in Ballari, 230 in Mysuru, 213 in Bengaluru Rural, 199 in Dakshina Kannada among other districts.