27,000 Covid-19 cases, 190 deaths record high for Karnataka

BENGALURU: Karnataka on Friday reported its highest ever Covid-19 deaths, 190, and its fresh positive cases, too, hit a new peak of 26,962.
The previous highest toll reported in the state was 179 on September 18. Bengaluru accounted for 16,662 positive cases and 124 deaths for the day.
With this, Covid-19 deaths in the city have nearly doubled in just five days, taking the total fatalities in April to 955, reports Chethan Kumar.
Bengaluru will end April with the highest reported fatalities in a month since the outbreak of Covid-19. With 971, September 2020 reported highest fatalities in a month.
Karnataka, which has added more than 700 deaths in the same five-day period, has reported more than 92% increase in fatalities.