Karnataka on Saturday reported 47,563 new COVID19 cases, 482 deaths taking the total tally to 18,86,448 and the death toll to 18,286, the state health bulletin said.
Today's count is slightly lower than yesterday's numbers. On Friday, the state reported the highest single-day death toll of 592 and 48,791 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours.
Currently, the active tally stands at 5,48,841.On Saturday, the state also saw 34,881 discharges taking the recovery total to 13,19,301.
Positivity rate for the day stands at 30.28%, while the case fatality rate is 1.01%.Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced a complete lockdown in the state for two weeks amid an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases.