Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, was hospitalised. He was discharged after his reports came negative. Congress's leader of the opposition, Siddaramaiah, had also tested positive for covid-19.Karnataka currently has 96,937 active COVID-19 cases, as per the Union Health Ministry data.
3,08,573 people have been cured/discharged. The death toll due to Covid-19 in the state is 6,680. Meanwhile, with a record single-day spike of nearly 1 lakh infections and 1,172 fatalities India's COVID-19 caseload past 44 lakh and death toll to 75,062, while recoveries surged to 34,71,783 today, according to the Union Health Ministry.Click here to read the Mint ePapermint is now on Telegram.