Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 5,199 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, marking the highest single-day spike in the state so far.The total number of cases in Karnataka inched closer to the one lakh-mark as 96,141 cases have been recorded in the state since 8 March.
Of these, 58,417 are active.The surge of cases in Karnataka continues to be fuelled largely by its power and growth capital, Bengaluru, which has reported a total of 45,453 cases till date, including 1,950 new cases in the 24 hours till 5 pm on Sunday.The death toll climbed up to 1,886, including 82 across the state on Sunday, and 29 in Bengaluru.While the focus of the B.S.Yediyurappa-led state government has been on Bengaluru, the situation in other parts of Karnataka has gotten.