Karnataka crosses 4 lakh-mark with 5,773 new COVID-19 cases

The total covid-19 cases in Karnataka surpassed the 400,000 mark as 5,773 more tested positive, according to the daily bulletin of the state health department.

The southern state took just around 26 days to double from two lakh the current figures owing to a sharp spike in cases across all regions of



Karnataka.

Karnataka recorded its first case on 8 March, crossed one lakh cases on 27 July, two lakhs cases on 13 August and three lakh cases on 27 August, according to the state government data.

Bengaluru continues to fuel the surge as India’s technology capital now accounts for over 1.5 lakh confirmed cases of which nearly 39,669 are active.