COVID-19: 100 new cases; total infected 2,282 in Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 26 () A total of 100 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,282, health department said on Tuesday.

With 44 deaths and 722 discharges, there are 1,514 active coronavirus cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day bulletin.

Seventeen patients have been discharged so far as of Tuesday.

Out of the 100 new cases, 46 are returnees from neighbouring Maharashtra, 21 from Tamil Nadu, 13 from Jharkhand and one from Gujarat, while four are with international travel history from Qatar.

The remaining cases include: 10 who are contacts of patients already tested positive, two with history of influenza-like illness (ILI), and one with history of SARI.

Two patients' contact history is still being traced.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Chitradurga account for 20, followed by Yadgir 14; 13 each from Belagavi and Hassan, Davangere 11, Bidar 10, Vijayapura five, three each from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, two each from Bengaluru urban and Kolar, and one each from Bagalkote, Chikkaballapura, Koppal and Ballari.

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