<p>After fresh infections dropped over the past two days, the number of discharges overtook new Covid cases in Karnataka on Tuesday. The state recorded 41,400 fresh cases of infection against 53,093 discharges.</p>.<p>A total of 52 deaths were recorded on the day pushing the death toll to 38,666. </p>.<p>Of the new cases, 19,105 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 33,011 people being discharged and 19 deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now at 3,50,742. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 26.70 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.12 per cent.</p>.<p>Kalaburagi accounted for the second-highest number of deaths (five), Dakshina Kannada and Belagavi (four each), Bengaluru Rural (three) followed by Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Hassan, Mysuru and Tumakuru (two each).</p>.<p>Kolar recorded the second-highest cases (2,185) followed by Tumakuru (2,026), Dharwad (1,511), Mandya (1,495) and Mysuru 1,494.</p>.<p>A total of 1,55,054 samples were tested and 2,68,432 Covid vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Only about 2 per cent infected persons out of 3.62 lakh active cases are hospitalised which indicates that the severity of infection is not as high as it was during the second wave.</p>.<p>"It has generally been seen that people are recovering within five to six days, so there is no need to panic. However, people must not let their guard down," cautioned Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar while talking to reporters here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The third wave is expected to recede by February second or third week as per the ICMR. We have covered 100 per cent in first dose and 84 per centin second dose which has contributed a lot in reducing severity and hospitalisation," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>After fresh infections dropped over the past two days, the number of discharges overtook new Covid cases in Karnataka on Tuesday. The state recorded 41,400 fresh cases of infection against 53,093 discharges.</p>.<p>A total of 52 deaths were recorded on the day pushing the death toll to 38,666. </p>.<p>Of the new cases, 19,105 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 33,011 people being discharged and 19 deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now at 3,50,742. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 26.70 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.12 per cent.</p>.<p>Kalaburagi accounted for the second-highest number of deaths (five), Dakshina Kannada and Belagavi (four each), Bengaluru Rural (three) followed by Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Hassan, Mysuru and Tumakuru (two each).</p>.<p>Kolar recorded the second-highest cases (2,185) followed by Tumakuru (2,026), Dharwad (1,511), Mandya (1,495) and Mysuru 1,494.</p>.<p>A total of 1,55,054 samples were tested and 2,68,432 Covid vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Only about 2 per cent infected persons out of 3.62 lakh active cases are hospitalised which indicates that the severity of infection is not as high as it was during the second wave.</p>.<p>"It has generally been seen that people are recovering within five to six days, so there is no need to panic. However, people must not let their guard down," cautioned Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar while talking to reporters here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The third wave is expected to recede by February second or third week as per the ICMR. We have covered 100 per cent in first dose and 84 per centin second dose which has contributed a lot in reducing severity and hospitalisation," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>