Bengaluru, Feb 4: Karnataka reported 474 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the total number of infections to 9,41,070 and the toll to 12,227, the Health department said on Thursday.

The day also saw 470 patients getting discharged as the total recoveries rose to 9,22,907 discharges.

Of the fresh cases, as many as 263 were from Bengaluru Urban alone, a bulletin said.

There were 5,917 active of which 146 were in intensive care units of various hospitals.

Both fresh deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban.

Dakshina Kannada accounted for 42 cases, Bidar 18, Chitradurga 16, Hassan and Kalaburagi 14, followed by others.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 3,99,780, followed by Mysuru 53,498 and Ballari 39,169.

Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,91,534, followed by Mysuru 52,279 and Ballari 38,528.

A total of over 1,72,94,005 samples have been tested so far with 75,842 on Thursday.

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Bengaluru: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have qualified for the playoffs of IPL 2024 after defeating the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs in a thrilling match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

RCB, captained by South African cricketer Faf du Plessis, emerged victorious in this crucial match to secure their spot in the playoffs. However, the lost match is tragically significant to Chennai Super Kings' key player M S Dhoni, for whom it is believed to be the last IPL season.