23 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, tally touches 1,079

Bengaluru, May 16 () As many as 23 new coronaviruscases were confirmed in Karnataka on Saturday, taking thenumber of affected in the state to 1,079, the healthdepartment said.

The total cases include 494 discharges, 548 active cases,36 coronavirus deaths and that of a coronavirus patient due tonon-COVID cause, the department said in its daily bulletin.

Of the fresh cases, 14 were from Bengaluru urban districtalone, followed by three in Hassan and one each in Mandya,Udupi, Dharwad, Davangere, Ballari and Davangere.

The 23 cases include two women and a one-year-old babygirl from Udupi.

The biggest contributor of Saturday's tally wasBengaluru, where 14 people tested positive for the disease.

They were secondary contacts of a house keeper in a hotelin the capital city, the health department sources said.

The three positive cases from Haasan and one from Dharwadhad travel history to Mumbai, whereas the Udupi girl had aninternational travel history.

She had returned from Dubai. GMSROH ROH