K’taka Covid tally breaches 80k; 5,030 new cases

Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka registered a record number of 5,030 new Covid positive cases, breaching the 80,000 mark to raise the state’s tally to 80,863, an official said on Thursday.

“New cases reported from Wednesday 5 p.m. to Thursday 5 p.m. are at 5,030,” said a health official.

Of the new cases, Bengaluru Urban accounted for the highest number of cases with 2,207 infections, increasing the city’s tally to 39,200, out of which 29,090 are active.

Bengaluru accounts for 58 per cent of all the active cases in the southern state, a slight reduction of 1 per cent in one day.

Among the new cases, excluding Bengaluru Urban, Raichur accounted for 258 cases, followed by Kalaburagi (229), Dakshina Kannada (218), Belagavi (214), Dharwad (183), Ballari (164) and Bengaluru Rural (161) among others.

Meanwhile, 97 patients succumbed to the virus, increasing the toll to 1,616, majority of them occurring in Bengaluru Urban – 783.

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) has been identified to be the most common medical condition among the deaths, with fever, cough and breathlessness being the main symptoms.

On a positive note, a record number of 2,071 patients have been discharged, raising the total number of discharges to 29,310.

Of the total 80,863 cases, 49,931 are active while the number of patients in ICU rose to 640.

–IANS

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