The State on Saturday reported 8,811 new cases, taking the total number to 5,66,023. With 86 new deaths, the toll rose to 8,503.This includes death of 19 COVID-19 patients owing to other causes.
As many as 5,417 people were discharged on Saturday, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,55,719. Active cases crossed one lakh and touched 1,01,782. Of these, 832 patients are being monitored in the ICUs.
Bengaluru Urban continued to report over 4,000 cases for the third consecutive day. With 4,083 new cases, the total tally in the district touched 2,16,630. With 27 of the 86 deaths from Bengaluru, the toll in the district rose to 2,821.
As many as 67,857 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, including 26,049 rapid antigen tests. With this, the total number of tests rose to 45,86,780.
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