Karnataka on Friday recorded 1,037 new COVID-19 infections taking the total number of cases to 39,77,090. With this the day’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 4.24% and the weekly TPR touched 3.84%. Of the new cases, 932 have been reported from Bengaluru Urban alone.
With one death, the State’s toll rose to 40,081. Besides, 42 deaths of patients due to non-COVID-19 reasons have also been recorded.
As many as 984 persons were discharged on Friday taking the total recoveries to 39,30,461. Active cases stood at 6,506 on Friday.