Karnataka has reported as many as 453 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 9,49,636 and the death toll to 12,316, the health department informed. Out of the 453 fresh cases reported on Thursday, 271 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone. Out of the seven deaths reported on Thursday, four are from Bengaluru Urban areas and one each from Kalaburagi, Mandya and Udupi. Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,04,628, followed by Mysuru (54,019) and Ballari (39,243). Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,96,274, followed by Mysuru (52,799) and Ballari (38,601).

Source: Mint February 25, 2021 15:56 UTC