Bengaluru: In the biggest single-day spike, Karnataka recorded 39,047 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, April 28 taking the tally to 14.39 lakh, while fatalities crossed the 15,000 mark with 229 deaths.

The state-wide toll stood at 15,036. Tech city alone accounted for 22,596 infections, the health department said in a bulletin.

After Bengaluru in the number of cases was Mysuru 1,759, Kolar 1194, Tumakuru 1,174, Ballari 1,106, and Hassan 1,001, while Mandya, Kalaburagi, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballpura, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, and Dharwad reported well in excess of 500 each.

A total of 2.52 crore samples have been tested so far, including 1,71,997. Over 92.40 lakh people have so far been inoculated, the bulletin said.