COVID-19: 42 new cases in Karnataka, total infections crosses 900 mark

Bengaluru, May 12 () Total number of COVID-19infections in Karnataka has breached 900 mark, with the statereporting 42 new corona positive cases, the health departmentsaid on Tuesday.

Interestingly, Hassan that had not reported a single caseso far, has confirmed five new infections.

"42 new positive cases have been reported from lastevening to this noon.... Till date 904 COVID-19 positivecases have been confirmed. This includes 31 deaths and 426discharges," the department said in its bulletin.

Forty two new cases include- fifteen from Bagalkote, ninefrom Dharwad, five from Hassan, three from Bengaluru urban,two each from Dakshina Kannada, Yadgir and Bidar, and one eachfrom Ballari, Chikkaballapura, Mandya and Kalaburagi.

Among the cases, 25 are with travel history to Ahmedabadin Gujarat, six are with travel history to Mumbai inMaharashtra, seven are contacts of patients already testedpositive, two are from containment zone in Bidar, one withhistory of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and the others contactis under tracing.

At least four out of these 42 cases are children. KSUROH ROH