BENGALURU : Karnataka reported eight more covid-19 related casualties on Wednesday, that takes the total number of casualties to 106 in the state so far.This includes five casualties from Bengaluru, one each from Shivamogga, Bidar and Ballari, according to the daily bulletin of the Karnataka health department.Bengaluru so far has reported 44 covid-19 related deaths, adding to concerns over a rise in cases in the state's growth engine.Bengaluru accounted for 55 out of the total 204 cases reported on Wednesday.
Most of those who tested positive in Bengaluru are those with Influenza Like Illnesses (ILI), Severe Acute Respiratory Respiratory Infection(SARI) and contacts among other reasons, raising fears that the virus had indeed spread within.