State reports highest single-day rise
The Hindu
It recorded 11,265 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 10,94,912
Karnataka on Wednesday reported the highest ever single day spike with 11,265 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 10,94,912. Of these, 8,155 cases are from Bengaluru Urban alone. Last year during the first outbreak, the State had reported the highest single day spike of 10,947 cases on October 7. Bengaluru Urban too has breached its last year’s record of 5,121 cases reported on October 8.With 38 deaths, the toll rose to 13,046. This is apart from 19 deaths of patients due to non-COVID-19 reasons. As many as 4,364 persons were discharged on Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,96,367. Of the remaining 85,480 active patients, 506 are being monitored in ICUs. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 9.94%, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) touched 0.33%.
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