Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sep 4: In yet another major spike, Dakshina Kannada on Friday September 4 recorded 428 new cases and seven deaths, while Udupi reported 186 cases and two deaths.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 14,223 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 2,904 are currently active. A total of 1,03,065 samples have been tested so far, out of which 88,842 are negative.

As many as 10,928 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 222 on Friday. A total of 391 deaths have occurred so far, including seven on Friday.

Among the 428 new cases, 41 are primary contacts, 197 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 22 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 168 cases are under investigation. As many as 201 out of the 428 are asymptomatic. Among them, as many as 222 are from Mangaluru, 61 from Bantwal, 54 from Puttur, 45 from Sullia, 28 from Beltangady and 18 are from outside DK district.

All the seven patients who died on Friday had comorbidities. While Mangaluru reported four deaths, one from Puttur and two deaths were reported from outside DK district.

Udupi

As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, a total of 6,956 people are in COVID hospitals/care centres, including 60 fresh admissions on Friday, while a total of 5,373 people are in home isolation, including 126 new on Friday.

As many as 10,261 people, including 332 on Friday, have been discharged from isolation so far. These include 5,867 from hospital isolation wards, and 4,394 from home isolation.

A total of 75,456 samples have been collected so far, including 1,172 on Friday, out of which 908 are COVID suspects and 85 are COVID contacts. Out of the total samples, 62,873 have turned out to be negative, including 1,005 on Friday, and 247 reports are awaited.

As many as 12,336 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 186 on Friday, and 1,967 cases are currently active. As per the district bulletin, 108 deaths have occurred so far including four on Friday.

The two deaths were reported on Friday. They were a male aged 60 from Udupi and a 50-year-old male from Kundapur. Both had comorbidities.

Among the 186 new cases, 109 are in Udupi, 42 in Kundapur, 27 in Karkala, and eight from outside the district. Among them, 79 acquired the virus through contacts, 77 have ILI, one has been diagnosed with SARI, and 28 are under investigation. One has domestic travelling history. Out of the 186 cases, 66 are asymptomatic.