K'taka races past Delhi, logs 2nd highest Covid toll in India
A massive surge in deaths this month, 6,790 in only 17 days, has pushed Karnataka’s overall Covid-19 toll past that of even Delhi’s, making it the state with the second highest number of deaths in the country. Karnataka’s overall case fatality rate (CFR) — deaths among those infected, which is an indicator of the severity of the disease — remains under 1%, against the national average of 1.1%.
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A massive surge in deaths this month, 6,790 in only 17 days, has pushed Karnataka’s overall Covid-19 toll past that of even Delhi’s, making it the state with the second highest number of deaths in the country. Karnataka’s overall case fatality rate (CFR) — deaths among those infected, which is an indicator of the severity of the disease — remains under 1%, against the national average of 1.1%. 
