Karnataka logs 173 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 new deaths

PTI, Dec 29, 2023, 7:58 PM IST

Karnataka on Friday reported 173 fresh cases of Covid-19 and two coronavirus related deaths in the last 24 hours. This takes the total number of active cases in the state to 702, the health bulletin said.

With this, the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in the state after the recent spike in cases is more than 10, they said.

According to the bulletin issued by the health department, in the last 24 hours, 37 patients have been discharged, total 8,349 tests have been conducted including – 6,400 RTPCR and 1,949 Rapid Antigen tests. Positivity rate stands at 2.07 per cent while case fatality rate was 1.15 per cent.