<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, the numbers of recoveries far exceed the COVID-19 new cases for the 18th consecutive day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As compared to 3,652 new COVID cases, the number of people recovered and discharged today were 8,053.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, there is a marked reduction in the daily positive cases in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As compared to August and September, the COVID-19 related deaths have also declined in October.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It is said that increased testing, early detection and early treatment in the state has helped curb the surge in cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In September, the state was conducting around 40,000 tests which has now increased to over one lakh tests daily.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While over 10,000 new COVID cases were recorded earlier in October, it came down to below 4,000 per day by October end.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The State War Room in-Charge Munish Moudgil says that high daily testing especially RT PCR tests have cut down the new COVID cases numbers.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The recovery rate is now at over 92 per cent, case fatality rate is 1.4 per cent and it is taking 54 days for the cases to double now.</span><br />''