1,259 new cases were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday COVID-19 and 29 related deaths, taking the total number of cases to 29,41,026 and the toll to 37,184.
Bengaluru, which reported zero Covid-related deaths on Monday, has reported 11 deaths and 295 cases today.
On Tuesday, 1,701 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,84,032. The state now has 19,784 active cases.
Meanwhile, the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.65 per cent and the case fatality rate at 2.3 per cent.
Karnataka on Tuesday reported 1,259 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 29,41,026. Bengaluru recorded 11 deaths and 295 cases, while 29 fatalities were reported in the state, taking the death toll to 37,184.@indianexpress pic.twitter.com/pQwo0rrhCR
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According to the health department, the health department has conducted 1,90,915 tests, which includes 1,46,412 RT-PCR tests, in the last 24 hours.
Plan for five lakh vaccinations per day in September: CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the state will intensify its efforts to curb Covid-19 global pandemic, and is planning to cover five lakh vaccinations every day in the month of September. “The central government has assured us all help and I am sure they will give 15 crore vaccines in the next three-four months to help us achieve the target of immunizing 80 per cent of the population.”
He was speaking at the launch of Vaccinet India Programme, an initiative of the Planning Department, Government of Karnataka in association with Give India Foundation. In this program Vice President M. participated in Venkaiah Naidu and Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.
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