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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Monday, July 19: With the pandemic's second wave plateauing, active Covid cases in Karnataka dipped below 30,000, as only 1,708 new cases in a day, said the state health bulletin on Sunday.
"With 1,708 cases registered on Saturday, the state's Covid tally increased to 28,83,947, including 29,291 active cases, while 28,18,476 recovered till date, with 2,463 patients discharged during the day," said the bulletin.
As epicenter of the pandemic in the state, Bengaluru, however, reported only 386 fresh cases on Saturday, taking its Covid tally to 12,23,189, including 11,751 active cases while recoveries rose to 11,94,641, with 793 discharged in the last 24 hours.
The infection claimed 36 lives, including 10 in Bengaluru, taking the state's death toll to 36,157 and the city's toll to 15,796 since the pandemic broke out in mid-March year ago.
Among districts, 241 fresh cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada and 210 in Mysuru.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said a negative RT-PCR report is mandatory for people coming to UP from states where the positivity rate is more than three per cent.
The report should not be older than four days, it said in a statement issued here.
"People coming from such states to UP should begin their journey after getting the Covid test done. Those who have taken both the vaccine doses can be exempted," the statement said.
Instructions have been issued that intense contact tracing and testing be initiated on people coming to the state, the statement said, adding that upon arrival to the state, antigen test and thermal scanning of people should also be done.
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