Karnataka reports 8,818 new Covid-19 cases

Karnataka on Saturday reported its biggest single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases as 8,818 cases got registered, including 3,495 in the state capital Bengaluru. The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on Friday with 7,908 cases.

As of August 15 evening, 2,19,926



positive cases have been confirmed and they included 3,831 deaths and 1,34,811 discharges, the health department said.

It said that out of 81,276 active cases, 80,560 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable while 716 are in the intensive care unit (ICU).