Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 17: Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday June 17 reported eight fresh cases. Udupi meanwhile reported four new cases.

Among the eight corona-positive patients, there are five males and three females including one child. Two are Saudi returnees, one has travelled from Maharashtra and five have contracted infection from other positive tested patients.

The child has contracted infection from P-6284, a 52-year-old man who returned from Mumbai on June 9 and tested positive on June 12. Three patients have contracted infection from P-6282, a 70-year-old man, who returned from Bengaluru on June 7 and tested positive on June 12. Another patient contracted infection from P-5765, a 46-year-old male patient, who returned from Pune on May 13 and tested positive on June 9.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in Dakshina Kannada district so far has shot up to 386 (including 10 cases from other districts), among which 208 are currently active. As many as 170 patients including one on Wednesday who recovered have been discharged from hospital. Eight deaths have occurred in the district. 

In Udupi district, four people including two children tested positive on Wednesday.

Among the four persons, three are males and one female. Three of them are Maharashtra returnees and one person is a 22-year-old female who has contracted infection from P-5451, a lab technician who tested positive earlier.

With this, the total number of cases in Udupi has gone up to 1,039, with only 130 cases being currently active. As many as 908 patients including 23 on Wednesday who recovered have been discharged from hospital. One death has occurred in the district.