<p>As many as 308 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday and three new deaths taking the death toll to 81 apart from three deaths due to non-Covid cause. </p>.<p>Out of the 308, as many as 208 were interstate passengers and 25 were international passengers. There are 15 patients in the ICU. P-6258, a 70-year-old man, who was a resident of Dharwad district complained of breathlessness and was admitted to a hospital on June 9. He had returned from Maharashtra. He died on Saturday. Another two deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban.</p>.<p>The health department also declared on Saturday that P-2762 did not die of Covid-19 and has been excluded from the death tally due to Covid. </p>.<p>Now the total number of active cases in the state are 3,092 and the total number of cases so far reported in the state are 6,824. . The state tested 10,177 samples on Saturday, a higher number compared to the past few days. </p>.<p>The highest number of cases on Saturday were reported from Kalaburagi (67), followed by Yadgir (52), Bidar (42), Bengaluru Urban (31), Dakshina Kannada (30), and Dharwad (20).</p>.<p>Most were returnees from Maharashtra, contacts of previously diagnosed patients, returnees from Delhi, SARI or ILI cases. </p>
<p>As many as 308 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday and three new deaths taking the death toll to 81 apart from three deaths due to non-Covid cause. </p>.<p>Out of the 308, as many as 208 were interstate passengers and 25 were international passengers. There are 15 patients in the ICU. P-6258, a 70-year-old man, who was a resident of Dharwad district complained of breathlessness and was admitted to a hospital on June 9. He had returned from Maharashtra. He died on Saturday. Another two deaths were reported from Bengaluru Urban.</p>.<p>The health department also declared on Saturday that P-2762 did not die of Covid-19 and has been excluded from the death tally due to Covid. </p>.<p>Now the total number of active cases in the state are 3,092 and the total number of cases so far reported in the state are 6,824. . The state tested 10,177 samples on Saturday, a higher number compared to the past few days. </p>.<p>The highest number of cases on Saturday were reported from Kalaburagi (67), followed by Yadgir (52), Bidar (42), Bengaluru Urban (31), Dakshina Kannada (30), and Dharwad (20).</p>.<p>Most were returnees from Maharashtra, contacts of previously diagnosed patients, returnees from Delhi, SARI or ILI cases. </p>
