"Sixteen new positive cases have been reported fromlast evening to this noon....Till date 443 COVID-19 positivecases have been confirmed. This includes 17 deaths and 141discharges," the department said in its mid-day situationupdate.
Among the 16 new cases, nine are from Bengaluru urban,who are contacts of a 54-year old man, a labourer with ahistory of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), whotested positive on Wednesday.
Of the rest, two each are from Vijayapura, Hubballi inDharwad district and Mandya; and one from Bantwala in DakshinaKannada district.
Fifteen of the 16 cases reported are contacts ofpatients already tested positive, while contact of a womenfrom Vijayapura is being traced.
Among the positive cases reported today, 11 are menand five women. KSU SS