The state recorded 24,214 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 476 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the state's health department added. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 17.59%, the case fatality rate (CFR) was at 1.96%Out of the new cases, 5,949 were from Bengaluru Urban. Ballari accounted for 22 deaths, Mysuru (18), Belagavi and Dharwad (15), Tumakuru (14), Bengaluru Rural and Uttara Kannada (13), followed by others. Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 11,43,878, followed by Mysuru 1,36,688 and Tumakuru 99,358. Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 9,25,066, followed by Mysuru 1,18,387 and Tumakuru 83,376.

Source: Mint May 27, 2021 15:33 UTC