Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Aug 16: Dakshina Kannada (DK) on Sunday August 16 recorded 229 fresh cases and seven deaths. As many as 237 new cases were reported in Udupi.
As per the district health bulletin, a total of 8,878 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 2,164 are currently active. As many as 6,445 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 128 on Sunday which includes four from Covid care centres, 86 from home isolation and 38 from hospitals. A total of 269 deaths have occurred so far, including seven on Sunday.
Among the 229 new cases, 123 have influenza-like illness (ILI), six have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), 22 are primary contacts, and 78 are under investigation.
Out of the 229 cases, as many as 122 are from Mangaluru, 36 from Bantwal, 31 from Puttur, one from Sullia, eight from Beltangady and 31 are from outside DK district. As many as 131 of the cases are symptomatic while 98 are asymptomatic.
All patients who died on Sunday had comorbidities. While Mangaluru reported three deaths, four deaths were from outside the district.
Udupi
As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, a total of 5,499 people are in COVID hospitals/care centres, including 121 fresh admissions on Sunday, while a total of 2,469 people are in home isolation, including 116 new on Sunday.
As many as 5,361 people, including 260 on Sunday, have been discharged from isolation so far. These include 4,038 from hospital isolation wards, and 1,323 from home isolation.
A total of 55,363 samples have been collected so far, including 569 on Sunday, out of which 391 are COVID suspects and 97 are COVID contacts. Out of the total samples, 46,104 have turned out to be negative, including 523 on Sunday, and 1,284 reports are awaited.
As many as 7,975 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 237 on Sunday, and 2,537 cases are currently active. As per the district bulletin, 77 deaths have occurred so far.
Among the 237 new cases, 122 are in Udupi, 100 in Kundapur, 14 in Karkala, and one from outside the district. Among them, 107 acquired the virus through contacts, 45 have ILI, one has SARI and 84 are under investigation.