Karnataka continues to report above 40K cases; 490 dead due to Covid People, including migrant workers leave the city, hours before the lockdown in Bengaluru, on May 9. PTI Bengaluru: Karnatakaâs Covid cases continue to remain above 40,000 with Sunday reporting 47,930, new cases, taking the number of active cases to 56,4485. The day also recorded 490 Covid-related deaths taking the total toll to 18776. Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, Tumakuru, Hassanna and Dakshina Kannada reported over 1000 cases each. Bengaluru recorded 20,897 and 281 deaths. Nine city wards are contributing to the high caseload with up to 3,500 active cases, according to the ward-level data of the past 10 days. The wards are a mix of upscale localities and economically weaker sections.