A health worker administers a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to a frontline worker in Bangalore on Tuesday. (PTI)

Live updates from Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus News: The number of COVID-19 infections in Karnataka on Thursday crossed the 25 lakh mark, as the state recorded 24,214 new cases and 476 deaths, the health department said. The day also saw 31,459 leave, still more than the new cases.

Of the new cases, 5,949 were from Bengaluru Urban, the city having recorded 6,643 departures and 273 deaths.

As of the evening of May 27, 25.23,998 positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 27,405 deaths and 20.94,369 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin. The active cases amounted to 4.02,203. While the positivity rate for the day was
17.59%, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.96%.

Ballari was responsible for 22 deaths, Mysuru (18), Belagavi and Dharwad (15), Tumakuru (14), Bengaluru Rural and Uttara Kannada (13), followed by others. Mysuru registered 2,240 new cases, Hassan 1,505, Tumakuru 1,219, Belagavi 1,147, Udupi 905, followed by others.

A total of more than 2,91,98,945 samples have been tested so far, of which 1,37,643 were tested on Thursday alone. (PTI)