Karnataka records new 26 COVID-19 cases with 30 deaths

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka surged to 789 after 36 new cases have been confirmed in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, out of which 379 have so far recovered and have been discharged, while 30 have died, State Health Department said on Saturday. Out of the new cases, 12 cases were reported from Bengaluru urban,  seven from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada, five from Davangere, three each from- Bantawal in Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga and Bidar, and one each from Tumakuru, Davangere and



Vijayapura.

"Thirty-six new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon....Till date 789 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 30 deaths and 379 discharges," the state government said in its mid-day situation update. 

While most cases are contacts of patients already tested positive, three are with travel history to Ahmedabad, two are from a containment zone in Bengaluru, and one person's contact is under tracing.