Karnataka sees 8,800 new Covid-19 cases; Nalin Kumar Kateel tests positive

BENGALURU: Karnataka on Sunday added 8,852 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s caseload to 3,35,928. The total deaths touched 5,589 after 106 deaths in the past 24 hours. Among the infected was state BJP unit chief Nalin Kumar Kateel, who was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru after he tested positive. Bengaluru saw 2,821 new cases and 27 deaths on Sunday.
The state added 2,02,961 new cases between August 1 and 30, the highest-ever addition in a month. However, in the same period, 1,85,340 discharges, including 7,101 on Sunday, have taken the recovery rate past 70%.