COVID-19: 36 new cases in Karnataka, total infections at 789
May 9, 2020, 12:46 IST
Bengaluru, May 9 () Thirty Six new COVID-19 positivecases have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the totalnumber of infections in the state to 789, health departmentsaid on Saturday.
"36 new positive cases have been reported from lastevening to this noon....Till date 789 COVID-19 positive caseshave been confirmed. This includes 30 deaths and 379discharges," the department said in its mid day situationreport.
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The 36 new cases include- 12 from Bengaluru urban, sevenfrom Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada, five from Davangere, threeeach from- Bantawal in Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga andBidar, and one each from Tumakuru, Davangere and Vijayapura.
While most cases are contacts of patients already testedpositive, three are with travel history to Ahmedabad, two arefrom a containment zone in Bengaluru, and one person'scontact is under tracing. KSUROH ROH(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)