Two COVID-19 deaths in Karnataka,toll now 35; 28 positive cases take count to 987
"...the number of samples tested today, is highestso far.
We have tested 7,195 samples," Minister S SureshKumar, who is the spokesperson for COVID-19 in Karnataka, toldreporters.
A total of 1,28,373 samples were tested, out ofwhich 7,195 were tested on Thursday alone. So far 1,26,766samples have reported negative, 7,097 today,he said.
The state, which recently crossed the milestone ofone lakh COVID-19 tests, plans to boost its testing capacitywith 60 labs by end of this month and to conduct 10,000 testsper day.
"As of 6:00 PM on May 14, cumulatively 987 COVID-19positive cases have been confirmed in the state, whichincludes 35 deaths and 460 discharges," the health departmentsaid in its bulletin.
Out of 491 active cases, 482 patients are inisolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while nineare in ICU.
Nine patients have been discharged on Thursday.
The two deceased include a 80-year-old woman fromDakshina Kannada who got admitted to a private hospital withcomplaint of stroke.
As she tested positive for COVID-19, she was shiftedto the ICU of a designated hospital in the district on April26 and died today due to septic shock.
Also, a 60-year-old man from Ananthapur in AndhraPradesh, admitted to a dedicated hospital in Bengaluru Urbanwith features of severe pneumonia, among others, died todaydue to cardiac arrest.
The 28 new cases include seven from Bidar, five eachfrom Mandya and Bengaluru urban, four from Gadag, three fromDavangere, two from Kalaburagi, and one each from Belagavi andBagalkote.
Among the new cases, five are children.
From across the state most number of infections havebeen reported in Bengaluru urban with 189 cases, followed byBelagavi 114, Mysuru and Davangere 88.
Out of total 460 patients discharged, maximum 97 arefrom Bengaluru urban, 86 from Mysuru, 46 from Kalaburagi.KSU BNWELCOME BNWELCOME