Bengaluru, April 12 (IANS) As many as 11 patients tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka, taking their total number to 226 in the southern state, a health official said on Sunday.

"Since Saturday evening till Sunday noon, 11 new positive cases have been reported across the state, taking the total number of Covid-19 patients to 226 till date in the state," a health official said in a statement here.

Of the total cases, 47 have been discharged while 6 died.

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