Updated: 592 patients succumb to the disease in the last 24 hours Share Article AAA Another casualty: The body of a COVID-19 victim being shifted to a crematorium in Bengaluru on Friday.
592 patients succumb to the disease in the last 24 hours Karnataka on Friday logged the biggest single day spike in COVID-19 fatalities with 592 patients succumbing to the disease. Of these, 346 are from Bengaluru Urban alone. Of the 592 deaths, 58 died at home and 12 were declared brought dead at hospitals. The number of deaths have been on a steep rise since April 23. From 190 deaths on April 23, the toll increased to 217 on April 30 and 270 on May 1. Subsequently, 292 deaths were reported on May 4, 346 on May 5 and 328 on May 6. The number nearly doubled on May 7 with 592 deaths.