Bengaluru, Nov 14: Karnataka on Sunday reported 236 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths taking the caseload and cumulative fatalities to 29,91,850 and 38,145 respectively, the health department said.

It also said 264 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,45,679. The active cases stood at 7,997.

Bengaluru Urban remained the major contributor of COVID cases with 152 fresh infections and both the deaths being reported from the city.

Other districts too reported new cases including 11 each in Dakshina Kannada and Hassan and 10 in Mysuru.

There were zero fatalities in 30 districts.

While 13 districts reported nil infections and fatalities, 14 districts logged cases in single digit.

The positivity rate for the day was 0.24 per cent and the case fatality rate was 0.84 per cent.

A total of 96,838 samples were tested in the state including 80,573 RT-PCR tests on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5.21 crore.

The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 6.81 crore, with 26,805 people being inoculated on Sunday, it said.

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New Delhi: The Indian women's team emerged champion in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup with a dominant 78-40 victory in the summit clash against Nepal here on Sunday.

On a memorable night at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, India produced a masterclass of speed, strategy and skill, dishing out a clinical show.

A brisk start marked Turn 1 as the Indian attackers took charge of the proceedings. Three batches in the Nepal women were out by simple touches on 7 occasions, putting 14 points to India's kitty.

Skipper Priyanka Ingle was in the best form with multiple touch points to her name, as the hosts started off in an excellent manner. This was enough to take the Women in Blue to 34 points and preventing a single Dream Run for the Nepal team.

Manmati Dhami got Vaishnavi Pawar, and B Samjhana eliminated Priyanka Ingle but B Chaithra took India's first batch of Turn 2 into the Dream Run.

It wasn't for long, though, as Dipa completed the ALL OUT just moments later. This got the side back into the game but they only managed to score 24 points at the end of Turn 2, with an 11-point deficit at half time.

India were once again the dominant force in Turn 3, never allowing the Nepal defenders to settle in their stride. BK Dipa was a regular for Nepal but it went in vain throughout, ensuring that the Indians edged closer to the trophy.

Chaithra was the orchestrator of the Dream Run for India, taking the score to a massive 78 points in Turn 4. Their batch went on for a massive 5 minutes and 14 seconds, closing out the game for India and confirming them as the first-ever champions of the Kho Kho World Cup.

India's path to glory had included commanding victories over South Korea, Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, followed by triumph against Bangladesh in the quarter-finals and a masterful win over South Africa in the semi-finals.