Karnataka on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the state's overall tally beyond 4.5 lakh since the outbreak. With record 9,894 patients confirming positive for virus today, Karnataka's total number of positives has now reached 4,59,445, according to the health bulletin data. It said, out of 99,203 active cases, 98,396 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 807 were in ICU. The spike in cases was led by Bengaluru Urban district, which recorded 3,479 fresh infections and 45 deaths. The city has cumulatively reported 1,70,662 cases and 2,436 deaths due to the coronavirus.

Source: Mint September 13, 2020 14:47 UTC