BENGALURU : The number of covid -19 cases has continued to rise in Karnataka, as 24 people tested positive that takes the totally tally to 589 in the state.
This included 22 deaths and 251 recoveries that leaves 315 active cases in the state. This includes eight cases from Mandya, six from Davangere, three from Belagavi, two each from Kalaburagi and Dakshina Kannada, one each from Vijayapura, Dharwad and Chikkaballapur.
The spike in numbers comes days before some businesses are scheduled to reopen in Karnataka to help kickstart the economy after over a month of a nationwide lockdown.
Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Thursday said that the government will allow industries and businesses outside of containment zones to open.