Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Mar 31: One was tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dakshina Kannada (DK) and while none were tested positive in Udupi district, on Tuesday, March 31.

The patient tested positive is from Sullia Taluk. He came from Dubai on March 18 and was under home quarantine. On March 28 he was admitted to Sullia government hospital. Swab test was undertaken on March 30 and he was tested positive on March 31.

On March 31, 41 people were screened and as of date a total of 38,320 people are screened in the district. As of date, 5,875 are under home quarantine. There are no people currently under quarantine in Wenlock Hospital. In ESI Hospital, 28 are under quarantine.

As many as 169 people completed their 28 day mandatory home quarantine period. As many as 17 samples were sent for test. Results of nine samples were received on Tuesday of eight emerged negative and one tested positive. As many as five have been admitted to be kept under observation.

In Udupi, as of date three people are identified to have contracted Covid-19. None were tested positive on Tuesday.

As many as 2,546 people in Udupi district have been tested. A total of 156 have completed the 14 days and 41 have completed the 28 days mandatory home quarantine. Five have been admitted to isolation ward and eight have been discharged. Twenty swab samples were sent and 14 tested negative. 

Kasargod

In Kerala, seven new cases were reported on Tuesday. Kasargod had two cases, Thiruvanantapuram two and Kollam, Thrissur and Kannur with one case each.