<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka has achieved a new record in testing with 1,12,545 covid tests conducted yesterday taking the total  tally to 72,81,090. <br />''<br />'' The State also reported more recoveries than the new Covid cases for the 10th consecutive day. Yesterday 7,153 patients recovered from the disease and the total recoveries have reached 7,00,378. It reported 4,471 new cases yesterday where the total number of cases have gone up to 7,98,378. At present 86,749 active patients are taking treatment in various hospitals across the State among them 935 are in ICU. 52 Covid patients also lost their life and the total fatalities have increased to 10,873.<br />''<br />''Karnataka Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister Dr. K.Sudhakar in a tweet said that out of 1,12,545 tests conducted yesterday, 90,564 are RT-PCR tests. 15 districts reported zero deaths and two districts reported more than 5 deaths. The recovery rate is 87 percent. Out of 30 districts in the State 22 districts have registered below one hundred  new cases yesterday. Among the new cases Bengaluru city reported the highest number of 2,251 cases and the lowest number of 7 cases reported from Bidar district. The war room incharge Munish Moudgil has said that consistency in maintaining highest possible testing numbers and cooperation from people by wearing masks and ensuring social distancing have resulted in the state gaining ground in reducing positivity and fatality rate. </span><br />