With 9,386 more people testing positive for coronavirus in Karnataka on Thursday, the total tally rose to 3,09,792.
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This is the biggest single-day spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the state since the first case was confirmed in Bengaluru on March 8.
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According to the statistics issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services, Bengaluru alone reported 3357 cases among these.
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Active cases in the state, across 30 districts, are 84,987 in number, the daily bulletin indicated.
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Meanwhile, the number of active containment zones in the city comprising 198 wards rose to 15,723.
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The health department also attributed 59 more deaths that took place over the last few days to Bengaluru’s death toll on August 27.
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With this, 1845 deaths have been reported cumulatively from the city.
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