Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the state's positivity rate to 6.5%, said state health minister K Sudhakar on Sunday.
In addition to this, 47 more people lost their lives to the disease. Of the total, Bengaluru accounted for 3,822 new Covid cases and 17 deaths.
Further, 44,819 patients recuperated and were discharged across the state since Wednesday. There are currently 97,781 active Covid-19 cases in the state, nearly 40,000 of which are in Bengaluru.
This comes two days after the Karnataka government eased restrictions further for gyms, swimming pools and cinema halls. According to a new order, all cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes, rangamandiras and auditoriums have been allowed to function at 100% capacity in strict compliance with all Covid safety protocols.