Karnataka on Wednesday saw 648 new infections taking the total number of cases to 39,57,991. With this the day’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) rose to 2.76% and the weekly TPR touched 2.44%. Of the new cases, 615 have been reported from Bengaluru Urban.
With one death, the State’s toll rose to 40,067. Besides, 42 deaths of patients due to non-COVID-19 reasons have also been recorded.
As many as 532 persons were discharged on Wednesday taking the total recoveries to 39,13,885. Active cases touched 3,997.