Karnataka on Thursday (July 23) recorded its highest single-day spike as it breached the 5,000-mark in new COVID-19 cases, taking the state’s total tally to 80,000.
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Meanwhile, Karnataka's capital Bengaluru reported more than 2,000 new cases.
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The death toll in the state increased to 1,616 after 97 more deaths were recorded on Thursday, while 48 were from Bengaluru according to a health department bulletin.
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The cumulative tests done so far by Karnataka is 10,79,749. As many as 640 patients are admitted in the ICUs, in this 361 are from Bengaluru.
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Karnataka's recovery rate stands at 36.25% and the mortality rate is 1.81%.
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