Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 20: Dakshina Kannada on Monday July 20 recorded 89 fresh cases and five deaths. Meanwhile, Udupi reported 98 new cases.

As per the district health bulletin, a total of 29,072 samples have been tested so far. As many as 25,387 have turned out negative, and 3,685 are positive till date. Out of these, 2,055 cases are currently active. As many as 1,548 persons have recovered and been discharged, and 82 deaths have occurred so far, including five on Monday. Among the deceased, 12 are from other districts.

As many as 57 patients were discharged on Monday from Wenlock as well as private hospitals.

Of the 89 who tested positive on Monday, 11 are primary contacts, 45 have ILI symptoms, 16 have SARI symptoms, two have international travel history, and contacts of 15 are being traced.

Among the five deaths that occurred on Monday is of a 55-year-old man, a resident of Mangaluru. She was admitted to a Wenlock hospital on July 15, and breathed her last on July 19. She was suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney-related issues as well. The second patient 63-year-old man, a resident of Mangaluru. He was admitted to a private hospital on July 18, and passed away on the same day. He suffered from kidney failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart-related and respiratory issues. The third patient 42-year-old man, a resident of Beltangady. He was admitted to a private hospital on July 17, and passed away on July 19. He suffered from kidney failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart-related and respiratory issues. Sepsis with septic shock, sever metabolic acidosis, multiple organ failure, and metabolic hepatic encephalopathy. The fourth patient 65-year-old man, a resident of Chikkamagaluru. He was admitted to a private hospital on July 19, and passed away on the same day. He suffered from lung cancer, cardiogenic shock, triple vessel disease and diabetes. The fifth patient two-month-old male baby, from Bantwal. He was admitted to a private hospital on July 17, and passed away on July 18. He was suffering from fever, vomiting and respiratory issues.

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 an equal number have completed 14 days of quarantine. As many as 2,094 persons are currently in home quarantine.

A total of 170 people are in isolation wards, including 24 fresh admissions on Monday. Among the new admissions, five are COVID suspects, eight have SARI and 11 influenza-like illness.

As many as 1,333 people, including 51 on Monday, have been discharged from isolation wards so far.

A total of 24,891 samples have been collected so far, including 54 on Monday, out of which 11 are COVID suspects and 14 are COVID contacts. Out of the total samples, 22,357 have turned out to be negative, including 251 on Monday, and 213 reports are awaited.

As many as 2,321 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 98 on Monday. As many as 1,650 patients have been discharged so far including 22 on Monday, and 661 cases are currently active. Ten deaths have occurred so far. One positive case has been transferred to Dakshina Kannada. As many as 174 are under home isolation.

Among the new cases, 56 are in Udupi, 36 in Kundapur, and six in Karkala. They include 53 men, 36 women, four boys and five girls. Three have travel history to Mangaluru, one each to Bengaluru and Saudi Arabia, and two to Muscat. As many as 23 have ILI symptoms, two have SARI symptoms, and 73 are primary contacts of earlier positive tested patients.