<span style="color: black;">In Karnataka, the recovery rate exceeded Covid positive cases on Monday. The state reported 8244 new Covid cases and at the same time 8865 patients were discharged after recovery. The state conducted 45,961 tests during this time.<br />'' <br />''There were 119 deaths reported yesterday. Bengaluru Urban district with highest caseload in the state reported 3495 discharges against 2966 new Covid Cases.<br />'' <br />''AIR Correspondent reports, Bengaluru which stands first among cities with highest case loads, has recorded 75.23 percent recovery rate and 1.42 percent death rate.<br />'' <br />''The positivity rate in the city is 14.05 percent and active cases rate is 23.34 percent.<br />'' <br />''There are 15,806 active containment zones. Out of 12,35,880 Covid tests conducted so far, 1,73,628 are found positive, 1,30,627 have recovered and 2474 have died of the infection in Bengaluru.<br />'' <br />''State wise comparison shows that Karnataka comes after Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu in terms of total positive cases reported till date.<br />'' <br />''But in terms of deaths due to Covid the state holds the third position in the country after Maharashtra and Tamilnadu.</span><br />