More 5,619 new Covid-19 cases, Karnataka's overall tally crosses 1.5 lakh-mark

The total number covid-19 cases in Karnataka crossed 1.5 lakhs as 5619 persons tested positive on Wednesday.

Karnataka is experiencing a sharp spike in new cases that places the state as the third most affected region in the country with nearly 74,000 active cases.

The death toll



went up to 2804 as 100 more died in 24 hours until 5 pm on Wednesday.

However, the rate of recovery has kept the number of active cases down and total recoveries at 74,619 now exceed active cases.

Bengaluru recorded 1848 new cases that takes its total to 64,881 of which 32,757 are active.