<p>The state’s Covid-19 numbers have continued to slip for the last 14 days in a row. Bengaluru’s tally of 840 fresh cases on Sunday suggests that the city’s Covid curve is seeing a dip towards the pre-surge era of July, when only triple-digit new numbers were being reported<br />daily.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state reported 1,565 new cases, out of which Bengaluru’s total comprised 54%. Strikingly, Bengaluru Rural’s numbers were among the lowest with only 14 new cases being added, which is a 72% drop over a 24-hour period.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/karnataka-it-firms-made-rs-116-lakh-crore-in-exports-during-covid-19-pandemic-915220.html" target="_blank">Karnataka IT firms made Rs 1.16 lakh crore in exports during the Covid-19 pandemic </a></strong></p>.<p>However, testing figures have also declined by 14.30% on Saturday, with only 99,606 tests being conducted. As much as 1.13 lakh tests were conducted per day in the last five days.</p>.<p>The next highest numbers were reported from Tumakuru (79 cases), Mysuru (71 cases), Chitradurga (52 cases), Belagavi (47 cases), Mandya (46 cases) and Uttara Kannada with 45 cases.</p>.<p>The number of new deaths hovered at 20 for the last eight days and the new numbers disclosed on Sunday did not break this trend. Twenty-one new deaths were reported, out of which six happened in Bengaluru Urban. Mysuru reported three new deaths. The remaining were shared among 10 districts.</p>.<p>The youngest fatality was a 17-year-old boy in Davangere who did not have any known comorbidities but was suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). He died within a day of being diagnosed with Covid-19.</p>.<p>The oldest fatality is an 82-year-old woman from Bagalkote who died within 24 hours of being diagnosed with the disease. She was also suffering from SARI, and was also a known case of diabetes and hypertension.</p>.<p>Sixteen of the deaths happened in the last one week, and five of them died within 24 hours of diagnosis, of which three died within a few hours of being told they had Covid-19.</p>
<p>The state’s Covid-19 numbers have continued to slip for the last 14 days in a row. Bengaluru’s tally of 840 fresh cases on Sunday suggests that the city’s Covid curve is seeing a dip towards the pre-surge era of July, when only triple-digit new numbers were being reported<br />daily.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state reported 1,565 new cases, out of which Bengaluru’s total comprised 54%. Strikingly, Bengaluru Rural’s numbers were among the lowest with only 14 new cases being added, which is a 72% drop over a 24-hour period.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/karnataka-it-firms-made-rs-116-lakh-crore-in-exports-during-covid-19-pandemic-915220.html" target="_blank">Karnataka IT firms made Rs 1.16 lakh crore in exports during the Covid-19 pandemic </a></strong></p>.<p>However, testing figures have also declined by 14.30% on Saturday, with only 99,606 tests being conducted. As much as 1.13 lakh tests were conducted per day in the last five days.</p>.<p>The next highest numbers were reported from Tumakuru (79 cases), Mysuru (71 cases), Chitradurga (52 cases), Belagavi (47 cases), Mandya (46 cases) and Uttara Kannada with 45 cases.</p>.<p>The number of new deaths hovered at 20 for the last eight days and the new numbers disclosed on Sunday did not break this trend. Twenty-one new deaths were reported, out of which six happened in Bengaluru Urban. Mysuru reported three new deaths. The remaining were shared among 10 districts.</p>.<p>The youngest fatality was a 17-year-old boy in Davangere who did not have any known comorbidities but was suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). He died within a day of being diagnosed with Covid-19.</p>.<p>The oldest fatality is an 82-year-old woman from Bagalkote who died within 24 hours of being diagnosed with the disease. She was also suffering from SARI, and was also a known case of diabetes and hypertension.</p>.<p>Sixteen of the deaths happened in the last one week, and five of them died within 24 hours of diagnosis, of which three died within a few hours of being told they had Covid-19.</p>