Karnataka registers 5,356 fresh COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths

Karnataka has reported 5,356 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 more deaths, taking the total number of infections to 7,93,907 and the toll to 10,821, the health department said on Friday.

The day also saw 8,749 patients getting discharged after



recovery. A total of over 71,68,545 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,08,356 were tested on Friday alone, and 21,615 among them were rapid antigen tests.

Out of 5,356 fresh cases reported today, 2,688 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.