BENGALURU : The COVID-19 death toll in Karnataka breached the 7,000 mark on Friday as the state reported 130 fatalities, while 9,464 new cases took the total infection count to 4,40,411. Recoveries outnumbered the number of new cases, with a record 12,545 patients getting discharged, taking the overall recoveries to 3,34,999. The state's cumulative positive cases stood at 4,40,411, including 7,067 deaths and 3,34,999 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin. Bengaluru urban continued to top the districts in the number of positive cases, with a total of 1,63,631 infections, followed by Ballari 25,786 and Mysuru 24,449. Among discharges too, Bengaluru urban recorded the most with 1,20,324 discharges, followed by Ballari 20,975 and Mysuru 16,925.

Source: Mint September 11, 2020 15:00 UTC