States »SoutPosted at: Apr 13 2021 10:01PM

Novel coronavirus continues to batter Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 13 (UNI) Though the vaccine distribution is well underway across the state the novel coronavirus
continues to spread through the population in Karnataka as the state registered fresh cases of 8778 cases in the last 24-hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases so far in the state to 1083647 on Tuesday.
According to official sources in the last 24-hours as many as 67 persons had succumbed to the pandemic disease
taking the total number of fatalities in Karnataka so far to 13008.
The sources said that while as many as 6079 COVID-19 infected patients got discharged across the state after
being completely cured from the disease as many as 474 people are battling for their lives in various hospitals
in ICU's.
In the last 24-hours as many as 121800 people had undergone for the COVID-19 tests including that of
10883 of the Rapid Antigen Detection Tests, the sources added.
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