Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 9: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday July 9 recorded 167 cases and two deaths in the district. Meanwhile, Udupi reported 22 new cases.

A total of 22,481 samples have been sent for tests so far. As many as 20,231 have turned out negative, and 1,709 are positive till date. Out of these, 977 cases are currently active. As many as 702 persons have recovered and been discharged, and 30 deaths have occurred so far.

Two deaths were reported on Thursday. The deceased are a two men aged 48 and 62. The 48-year-old man passed away at Wenlock, the district Covid hospital. He was a resident of Mangaluru and suffering from pneumonia. The man aged 62, died at a private hospital. He had SARI symptoms.

As many as seven patients were discharged from Wenlock and other private hospitals on Thursday. Seven patients are currently in ICU.

Of the 167 who tested positive on Thursday, 110 are males and 57 females including seven children. Three have returned from Qatar and Dubai, one from Bengaluru, 42 are diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI), six are diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and 64 are primary contacts of earlier patients. Contact tracing process of 38 patients is on, and 13 pre-surgery samples.

Udupi

As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, a total of 4,875 people have completed 28 days of quarantine, and a total of 4,875 have completed 14 days of quarantine. As many as 1,235 persons are currently in home quarantine.

A total of 145 people are in isolation wards, including 24 fresh admissions on Thursday. Among the new admissions, three are Covid suspects, seven have SARI and 14 influenza-like illness.

As many as 1,064 people, including 21 on Thursday, have been discharged from isolation wards so far.

A total of 20,711 samples have been collected so far, including 218 on Thursday, out of which 95 are COVID contacts and nine COVID suspects. Out of them, 16,835 samples have turned out to be negative, including 843 on Thursday, and 2,433 reports are awaited.

As many as 1,443 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 22 on Thursday. As many as 1,217 patients have been discharged so far including 28 on Thursday, and 223 cases are currently active. Three deaths have occurred so far. One positive case has been transferred to Dakshina Kannada.

Among the 22 new cases, three are primary contacts, four have travelled from Bengaluru, seven have travelled from Dakshina Kannada, one each have come from Chikkamagaluru and Maharashtra, and contact tracing of six is under process.