The Karnataka state has recorded 4,169 COVID-19 new cases and 104 fatalities on July 16, 2020.

The state media bulletin released on July 16 reported 4,169 new cases with 104 casualties, the highest single-day toll in the state.

The state media bulletin released on July 16 reported 4,169 new cases with 104 casualties, the highest single-day toll in the state.Karnataka state’s COVID-19 tally touched 51,422, with 4,169 people being tested positive with 104 deaths on July 16. It was the highest single-day spike in the cases that marked 1,032 total casualties, apart from non-COVID-19 deaths.

The death toll was 246 on June 30, and there has been a three-fold rise in the last 15 days. The state case fatality rate(CFR) has now jumped to 2.01%.

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