Bengaluru: In the latest development of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state on Sunday reported an alarming 299 cases which has now taken the total toll in the state to 3211.
The toll of fatalities due to the deadly virus has also crossed the 50-mark with two death being reported in the state on Sunday. Total death counts in the state now stand at 51.
In an official release the Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday added that the state has recorded 299 cases from Saturday 5 pm to 5 pm on Sunday.
A 50-year-old man, who had returned from Mumbai and was kept under quarantine in Raichur district, died in a hospital on May 29. His test report shows that he was infected with Covid19. In another case, a 75-year-old man in Bidar district was admitted to a hospital with fever and severe breathing problems. He died on May 29. His test report too shows that he was infected with the virus.
Of the people who tested positive for Corona infection so far, Raichur has 83 cases, Yadgir 44, Bidar 33, Kalaburagi 28, Vijayapura 26, Bengaluru Urban 21, Dakshina Kannada 14, Mandya and Belagavi have had 13 cases each, Udupi 10, Davanagere six, Uttara Kannada five, and Ballari, Kolar and Shivamogga districts have had one case each.
Also, of the 3,221 positive cases in the state, 1,218 people have recovered. Of them, 221 patients were discharged from the hospital in one day. There have been 51 deaths while 1,950 people are being treated, said the Health Department.
