<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, pandemic is showing a decline with reduced positivity and  fatality rates. It reported 1505 new cases of Covid 19 and 12 related fatalities yesterday. At the same time, 1067 patients were discharged after recovery thereby taking the recovery rate to over 95 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Positivity rate reported yesterday was 1.25 percent and Case Fatality rate of 0.79 percent. Out of 25,316 active cases in the state, 24,907 were in isolation at designated hospitals, while 409 are in ICU.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Out of new cases, reported yesterday, Bengaluru Urban had the highest caseload of 844 cases. It also reported seven deaths.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The high testing rates and early detection of infections has helped contain the pandemic in the state. Over one crore six lakh nine thousand tests are conducted in the state till now.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bengaluru urban district with highest positivity and case fatality rate is also showing a decline in number of new cases and deaths. The Health department has opened testing camps on road sides at every nook and corner of Bengaluru city. On an average over 50000 tests are conducted every day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The number of deaths in October was 897 which has come down to 233 this month. The case fatality rate was 0.89 percent last month and this month it is 0.82 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Till date 24,76,024 contacts are traced along with 11,43,977 primary contacts and 13,32,047 secondary contacts. The number of containment zones has come down to just two in the city.</span><br />''  <br />