Bengaluru, Aug 9 (PTI): Karnataka has reported 1,186 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths, taking the total number of the infected to 29,19,711 and the fatalities to 36,817 till date, the Department of Health said on Monday.
The day saw 1,776 getting discharged and the number of recoveries so far is 28,59,552, the department said.
Out of 1,186 new cases reported today, 296 were from Bengaluru Urban which saw 410 getting discharged and one dying of the infection.
The number of active cases was 23,316. While the test positivity rate (TPR) for the day stood at 0.89 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.02 per cent.
Out of the 24 deaths, three each were from Dakshina Kannada, Kolar and Udupi; and two each from Dharwad, Hassan, Tumakuru and Uttara Kannada.
Among the districts with the new cases, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 296, Dakshina Kannada 273, Kodagi 83, Mysuru 82 and Udupi 81.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, too, with 12,30,782 followed by Mysuru 1,74,010 and Tumakuru 1,18,325.
In the list of those discharged, Bengaluru Urban was again on top with 12,06,488 followed by Mysuru 1,70,366 and Tumakuru 1,16,349.
Cumulatively, 3,99,78,515 samples have been tested so far.
Out of these, 1,32,192 were tested today.
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Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI): Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Chasing 218 for a win, the Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs.
Shimron Hetmyer top-scored for RR with a 32-ball 52 while captain Sanju Samson chipped in with a 28-ball 41.
For GT, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got two each.
Earlier, Sai Sudharsan struck a breezy 82 to help GT post 217 for 6.
Sudharsan's 53-ball innings was studded with eight fours and three sixes, while M Shahrukh Khan and Jos Buttler made 36 each.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 217 for 6 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 82, Jos Buttler 36, M Shahrukh Khan 36; Maheesh Theekshana 2/54, Tushar Deshpande 2/53).
Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.2 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 52, Sanju Samson 41; Prasidh Krishna 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/37, Sai Kishore 2/20).