Bengaluru: Karnataka''s allocation of Remdesivir has been increased to 2,62,346 from May 10 to May 16.

Stating this in a tweet on Friday, Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda for their continued support to strengthen the State''s battle against Covid-19 pandemic.

Karnataka''s active COVID cases breached the five lakh mark with 49,058 fresh infections, including 23,706 in Bengaluru Urban district, on Thursday.