<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka reported the biggest single day spike of 7,883  new Covid -19 cases yesterday   taking the total number of infections to 1,96,494. Among the new cases Bengaluru reported  the highest number of 2802 cases followed by 635 in Bellary, 544 in Mysuru and 314 from Belagavi.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the State health bulletin says 7034 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals in the State and the total number of recovered patients has gone up to 1,12,633. The State recovery rate dipped to 53.32 percent.<br />''<br />''113 covid patients lost their life and the total death toll increased to 3510.  The covid testing in the State is increasing every day with a record 53,326 tests conducted yesterday in 100 labs across the State and the total number of tests have gone up to 18,26,317.  80,343 active patients are taking treatment in various hospitals among them 701 are in ICU. </span><br />