Bengaluru, July 21 (TIWN) Karnataka registered 3,648 new Covid positive cases, a majority of them emerging from Bengaluru, increasing the state's tally to 67,420 while 72 more succumbed to the virus, an official said on Monday.

"New cases reported from Sunday 5 p.m. to Monday 5 p.m., 3,648," said a health official.  With 1,452 infections, Bengaluru city accounted for the highest number of cases, sending its tally rising to 33,229 cases, out of which 25,574 are active.  Among the new cases, excluding Bengaluru, Ballari accounted for 234 cases, followed by Bengaluru Rural (208), Dharwad (200), Vijayapura (160) and Mysuru (149) among others