<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka reported 8,045 recoveries and 3,377 new COVID- 19 cases on Wednesday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The state conducted 1,02,503 COVID tests, out of which 75,045 were RT-PCR tests.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''There were 34 deaths due to COVID during the last 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Presently, 928 patients are taking treatment in ICU.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The state has a recovery rate of 93.8 per cent, Positivity rate of 3.29 per cent and Case Fatality rate of one per cent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''State Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar  said that the COVID control measures were found satisfactory by the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Dr.Sudhakar was speaking to media persons in Bengaluru on Wednesday after holding a video conference by the Union Health Minister.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''He said, Central assistance is being sought to establish oxygen plants in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Dr. Harsh Vardhan asked the state to formulate strategy during the festive season and winter, identify ILI and SARI cases and conduct maximum tests to contain the pandemic.</span><br />