5,778 new COVID-19 cases, 74 deaths in Karnataka

Recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in Karnataka for the eighth day in a row on Thursday while the state''s infection tally rose to 7,88,551 and the toll climbed to 10,770. 

The state reported 5,778 fresh cases and 74 deaths, marking substantial reduction as



the daily infections have come down in the past few days from around 9,000-10,000 earlier this month. The drastic decline in cases prompted the new to state that the recovery rate was higher than fresh infections. On Thursday, a total of 13,550 were discharged, a health department bulletin said.