<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, Covid positive cases shot up to the highest ever single day surge of 4169 cases today. This has catapulted total active cases to 30,655 in the state. Even 104 deaths reported today is one of the highest single day figures. Mortality rate has increased to 2.01 percent. Bengaluru is hit the hardest with 2344 new cases and 70 deaths today. <br />''<br />''There are 18,828 active cases in the city now. The breather is that 1263 people were discharged today after getting cured of Covid. The recovery rate stands at 38.37 for state and 23.54 percent for Bengaluru. The state has increased testing of samples. It stood at 23,451 tests today taking the total persons tested to 9,25,477.</span><br />