Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 26: Dakshina Kannada (DK) on Wednesday August 26 recorded 314 fresh coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, while Udupi recorded 251 new cases and one death.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 11,092 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 2,339 are currently active. A total of 87,945 samples have been tested so far, out of which 76,853 are negative.

As many as 8,423 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 296 on Wednesday which include 2 from Covid care centres, 245 from home isolation and 49 from hospitals. A total of 330 deaths have occurred so far, including 11 on Wednesday.

Among the 314 new cases, 88 are primary contacts, 129 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 19 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 78 cases are under investigation. As many as 158 out of the 314 are asymptomatic.

Out of the 314 cases, as many as 215 are from Mangaluru, 52 from Bantwal, 8 from Puttur and 2 from Sullia, 10 from Beltangady and 27 are from outside DK district.

All the 11 patients who died on Wednesday had comorbidities. While Mangaluru reported four deaths, one death was reported from Bantwal, and six deaths was reported from district outside DK.

Udupi

As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, a total of 6,346 people are in COVID hospitals/care centres, including 118 fresh admissions on Wednesday, while a total of 4,351 people are in home isolation, including 133 new on Wednesday.

As many as 7,983 people, including 246 on Wednesday, have been discharged from isolation so far. These include 5,210 from hospital isolation wards, and 2,773 from home isolation.

A total of 67,818 samples have been collected so far, including 1,124 on Wednesday, out of which 572 are COVID suspects and 270 are COVID contacts. Out of the total samples, 56,383 have turned out to be negative, including 1,037 on Wednesday, and 731 reports are awaited.

As many as 10,704 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 251 on Wednesday, and 2,629 cases are currently active. As per the district bulletin, 92 deaths have occurred so far, including one on Wednesday.

Among the 251 new cases, 110 are in Udupi, 81 in Kundapur, 84 in Karkala, and six from outside the district. Among them, 114 acquired the virus through contacts, 45 have ILI, one have been diagnosed with SARI, and 90 are under investigation. One patient has domestic travel history. Out of the 251 cases, 187 are asymptomatic.

The lone death reported is of a male aged 49 from Udupi. The patient had co-morbidities.