Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi
Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 10: No new positive coronavirus cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts on Friday, April 10. No positive cases have been detected from April 5.
A 21-year-old who returned from Dubai on March 21 had been posted positive. He was discharged on Friday.
In Dakshina Kannada, a total of 38,813 people have been screened so far, and 2,945 have been placed under home quarantine.
No patient has been quarantined in Wenlock hospital, while 15 have been quarantined in ESI hospital.
As many as 2,979 people have completed 28 days of home quarantine, and have not reported any symptoms. Altogether, 402 samples have been sent for testing, out of which reports of 356 have been received.
Out of 356 reports received, 344 have tested negative, while 12 have tested positive in Dakshina Kannada. Seven of them are active. On Friday, 21 samples were sent. No reports were received on Friday. Result of 46 samples is awaited.
Currently, nine people are under observation in Dakshina Kannada. Four were cured and have been discharged earlier.
In Udupi district too, no new case was reported on Friday. The district administration said that three people who had tested positive earlier, have cured and will be discharged soon.