Coronavirus: Karnataka achieves grim milestone as state records over 50,000 active COVID-19 cases

First Published Jul 25, 2020, 2:37 PM IST

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With over 80,000 coronavirus cases, Karnataka recorded 61% active COVID-19 cases.

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Karnataka became the third state in the country — after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu — to log more than 50,000 active COVID-19 cases.

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Unfortunately, it’s the only state yet to achieve the grim milestone while its total number of cases is still under one lakh.

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Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu reached the 50,000 active cases stage after their total crossed the 1-lakh mark.

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Bengaluru contributing 2,267 cases on Friday (July 24) taking the city’s tally to at 41,467 cases.

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Karnataka active cases had peaked to 38,948 on May 28 when the total was 59,546. It then dipped to 34,000 before clawing back to 50,000. The numbers have since grown.

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