Bengaluru: In the last 10 days, Bengaluru has recorded 88,772 new Covid-19 cases and 233,499 recoveries, reducing the active caseload in the city, according to state health department figures. Karnataka recorded 22,758 new infections on Tuesday as against 38,224 recoveries, according to data from the state health department. Bengaluru recorded 6,243 new infections and 13,210 recoveries on Tuesday. However, the fatality rate reached a new high of 2.58% as 588 more deaths were recorded across Karnataka, including 350 in Bengaluru, data shows. Bidar and Kalaburagi, the two border districts in the north-eastern part of the state, have shown significant decline in new infections, data shows.

Source: Hindustan Times May 25, 2021 19:06 UTC