Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (AM)

Mangaluru, May 23: Two people tested positive for coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada (DK) on Saturday May 23.

The two have been identified as a 30-year-old man and 41-year-old woman.

The man had returned from Maharashtra and was under quarantine. He underwent test at a private lab and was tested positive.

The woman is a resident of Shirlalu in Beltangady and had symptoms of influenza-like illness. She was urged by residents in the surroundings of her house to go for a test. She was shifted to Wenlock COVID hospital in the morning on Saturday. The district administration might seal down Shirlalu area.

The district administration in a press release said that the case in which a moodbidri man committed suicide who was under quarantine and later tested as coronavirus-positive will be not be considered as a coronavirus death. Hence, the death toll in DK will remain five. 

With the two testing positive, the count in Dakshina Kannada has risen to 65 positive, out of which 33 are currently active. As many as 26 persons have recovered and been discharged, and five deaths have occurred so far.