664 COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka added 664 fresh COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Sunday, pushing the caseload to 29,77,889 and the toll to 37,819.

The day also saw 711 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,27,740, leaving 12,301 active cases, a health department bulletin said.

Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum number of 196 cases and three deaths, it said.

After several weeks, Dakshina Kannada district, which was the second major COVID hotspot, saw a decline in numbers.

However, Mysuru on Sunday reported 101 fresh infections and one death.

Other districts too reported fresh cases, including 77 in Dakshina Kannada, 52 in Kodagu, 45 in Hassan, 43 in Uttara Kannada and 33 in Udupi.

Bagalkote, Bidar, Gadag, Kalaburagi and Raichur reported zero infections and no COVID-19 related deaths.

Twenty four districts reported zero fatalities, the bulletin said.

A total of 1,26,386 samples were tested in the state on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far in Karnataka to 4.80 crore.

The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 5.69 crore, with 21,971 people being inoculated on Sunday.