Eight new cases of coronavirus
have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 520, the Health department said on Tuesday.
"8 new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon...
Till date 520 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed.
This includes 20 deaths and 198 discharges," the department said its mid-day situation report.
Out of 8 new cases, six are from Kalaburagi and all are contacts of a patient already tested positive.
Among them four are women.
Of the fresh cases is a man from Bengaluru urban, who was in contact with those in containment zone of BBMP Ward-135; and the other from Gadag, who has history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).
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