Chikkamagalur: The district recorded three new COVID deaths amid a spike in the number of cases.
As many as 28 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district today.
Chikkmagaluru registered 18 cases, Kadur eight and Mudigere reported two cases.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the district has risen to 574, of which 243 people are being treated in the hospital. As many as 17 people have died of COVID-19 so far.