Bengaluru, Sep 24: Karnataka reported 789 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,71,833 and death toll to 37,706, the health department said on Friday.

The day also saw 1,050 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 29,20,792.

Bengaluru Urban recorded 285 new cases, as the city saw 273 discharges and 8 deaths.

Total number of active cases in the state is at 13,306.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.58 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 2.91 per cent.

Besides Bengaluru Urban, Belagavi recorded 5 deaths Dakshina Kannada and Mysuru (3), Udupi (2), followed by others.

After Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada accounted for the second highest number of fresh cases at 108, Mysuru 71 and Udupi 69.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,44,959, followed by Mysuru 1,77,623 and Tumakuru 1,20,040.

Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 12,21,390, followed by Mysuru 1,74,625 and Tumakuru 1,18,519.

Cumulatively, 4,69,14,336 samples have been tested, of which 1,35,581 were tested today alone.

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Copake (US), Apr 13 (AP): A twin-engine plane with six people on board crashed on Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York, authorities said.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 report around noon, according to Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore, who said the crash was fatal but declined to reveal how many people died.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Mitsubishi MU-2B with six people on the flight was headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, but crashed about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away near Copake.

“It's in the middle of a field and it's pretty muddy, so accesibility is difficult,” Salvatore said during a news conference near the scene about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Albany.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it had deployed an investigation team, which was expected to arrive Saturday night.