In fresh Karnataka high, 5,199 more test positive
760 of 927 cases in Kerala due to local spread; A.P. records 56 more deaths; Telangana’s test positivity rate at 15.29%
Karnataka’s COVID19 incidence with 5,199 new cases reported on Sunday was another high. It took the overall positive cases tally to 96,141. Of these, 35,838 patients had been discharged, 2,088 of them on Sunday. The Department of Health and Family Welfare said 1,950 of the 5,199 fresh cases were from Bengaluru Urban, and 11 other districts in the State reported more than 100 cases. In second position was Ballari with 579 cases. Also on Sunday, 82 new COVID19 deaths were reported in Karnataka and the State toll stood at 1,878. No comorbidities were reported among 21 patients, but doctors said many patients might have had comorbidities but remained unaware of them. Of 58,417 active cases in the State, 632 were in intensive care. Cumulative COVID19 deaths in Andhra Pradesh crossed the 1,000mark with 56 new fatalities reported during the past day. During the same period, 7,627 fresh cases were reported, and the tally rose to 96,298. The death toll was 1,041 on Sunday, the Health department said. Though the State’s mortality rate was around 1% for many days, the toll doubled in nine days. The first 534 deaths were reported in 128 days from the first positive case, while the last 507 deaths occurred in the last nine days. The overall death rate was 1.08%. The State tested 47,645 samples in the past day. Telangana touched 54,059 cases as 1,593 more tested positive in data as of Saturday. Eight COVID19 patients died. The daily media bulletin was not issued on Saturday and was put out on Sunday in a new format with information on Rapid Antigen Test centres. New cases included 641 from Greater Hyderabad, 171 from Rangareddy and 131 from Warangal Urban. A total of 3,53,425 tests had been performed; the cumulative Test Positivity Rate was 15.29%. Greater Hyderabad Mayor Bonthu
Rammohan tested positive for COVID19. Kerala added 927 cases on Sunday, its case load being 19,025. Two more deaths in Malappuram and Thrissur raised the toll to 61. Locally acquired infections caused 760 of 927 new cases, and no epidemiological link was found for 67. Also, 16 more healthcare workers were infected. The State tested 20,626 samples in the last 24 hours. With 6,986 more patients testing positive for COVID19 in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, active cases, including those under isolation rose to 53,703. The overall tally of persons who had tested positive was 2,13,723. New cases on Sunday were just two short of the previous day’s figure. The State also recorded 85 deaths due to the infection, including 36 persons dying in private hospitals and 49 in government hospitals, taking the toll to 3,494. A 37dayold baby and a 15yearold girl, were among the youngest to die. (With inputs from Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai bureaus)
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