<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, a record number of 17,489 new Covid cases were reported yesterday. Around 5,565 persons recovered from the infection in last twenty-four hours. The positivity rate stands at 12.20 % and fatality rate at 0.45%. There were 80 deaths reported yesterday due to the pandemic. Bengaluru Urban recorded the highest 11, 404 positive cases yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has said that, state government is taking all measures to supply Remdesivir to private hospitals at a reasonable rate. In a tweet he said, about 33 hospitals in Bengaluru have placed their requests for supply of Remdesivir and 100 vials each of Remdesivir will be supplied to these hospitals by today.  <br />''<br />''In his tweet, the health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar has also said that, over 2, 31, 870 people have been vaccinated on a single day yesterday in the state. With this, the total number of people vaccinated in state increased to about 67,18,709. </span><br />