6,670 new COVID-19 cases, 101 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka on Friday reported 6,670 new cases of COVID-19 and 101 related fatalities taking the total number of infections to 1,64,924 and death toll to 2,998, the health department said.

The day also saw 3,951 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of the 6,670 fresh cases, 2,147 cases were from Bengaluru



urban.

As of August 7 evening, 1,64,924 positive cases have been confirmed, which included 2,998 deaths and 84,232 discharged cases, the bulletin said.

Out of 77,686 active cases, 77,008 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable while 678 are in the intensive care unit (ICU).