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

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Bengaluru, First Published Jul 25, 2020, 2:37 PM IST | Last Updated Jul 25, 2020, 2:37 PM IST

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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.

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

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

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

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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