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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

1,338 new COVID-19 cases in State

KARNATAKA MYSURU 08/08/2021: Devaraja Market in Mysuru was closed on August 8 due to weekend lockdown to curb the surge of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka. (Source: M.A. SRIRAM)

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 1,338 cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections to 29,21,049. At 378, Dakshina Kannada recorded the maximum number of cases in the State, followed by Bengaluru Urban district (315).

With 31 deaths, the toll rose to 36,848. As many as 1,947 people were discharged on Tuesday. With this, the total recoveries stands in the State at 28,61,499.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.05%, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 2.31%.

A total of 1,26,400 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, including 90,786 RT-PCR tests.

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