150-bed Covid care centre opened at Bengaluru airport
With 52,581 patients discharged in a day, recoveries outnumbered 32,218 new Covid cases in Karnataka, while 353 succumbed to the infection across the state, said the state health bulletin on Friday. Recoveries shot up to 18,29,276 to date, with 52,581 discharged in the day, while 32,218 new cases on Thursday rose the state s Covid tally to 23,67,742, including 5,14,238 active cases, said the bulletin.
As the epicentre of the virus, Bengaluru reported 9,591 fresh cases on Thursday, taking its Covid tally to 11,03,844, including 2,89,131 active cases, while recoveries rose to 8,04,056, with 26,956 patients discharged during the day.
The infection claimed 353 lives, including 129 in Bengaluru, taking the state s death toll to 24,207 and the city s toll to 10,656 since the pandemic broke out in mid-March a year ago.