A day after it crossed the 50,000 mark on COVID-19 cases, Karnataka on Friday reported 3,693 new cases, raising the tally to 55,115. The total number of positive cases here touched 27,496 of which 582 succumbed to the infection. Of the State’s 791 new cases, 557 were due to local transmission, with a missing epidemiological link in 42 cases. The cumulative case burden went up to 11,066 cases, and active cases were 6,029. The first 10,000 cases were reported in 105 days and the second 10,000 cases in 12 days.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2020 17:56 UTC