Sixteen new coronavirus cases have been reported in Karnataka today, taking the total number of infections in the state to 443, the Health department said . "Sixteen new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon....Till date 443 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed.
This includes 17 deaths and 141 discharges," the department said in its mid-day situation update. Incidentally, 15 of the new cases are contacts of earlier cases.
Among the 16 new cases, nine are from Bengaluru urban. Of the rest, two each are from Vijayapura, Hubballi in Dharwad district and Mandya; and one from Bantwala in Dakshina Kannada district.