Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Mar 21: Udupi on Sunday March 21 saw a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, with the district reporting as many as 170 cases in a single day, while Dakshina Kannada reported 54 new infections.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 6,08,860 samples have been tested so far, out of which 5,73,708 have turned out to be negative.

The total number of positive cases in the district stands at 35,152, out of which 527 are currently active.

As many as 19 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 33,884.

The total number of deaths due to coronavirus in the district is 741.

The district administration has urged people to continue maintaining social distance in public places and wear masks when stepping out of the house. Anyone not wearing a mask would be fined by the authority.

So far, the district administration has collected a whopping Rs 38,05,710 as fine in 36,978 incidents of mask violation.

Udupi

As per the district health bulletin, as many as 3,95,042 samples have been tested so far.

As many as 170 new cases were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 24,215, out of which 358 are currently active. As many as 146 cases out of 170 were reported from MIT Manipal campus.

A total of 24 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 23,667.

Out of 170 new patients, 166 are in home isolation while four are in COVID hospital.

Among the 170, as many as 161 are asymptomatic.

While Udupi reported 165 of the 170 cases, Kundapur recorded four, Karkala none and one was from outside the district.

The district has reported 190 deaths due to coronavirus so far.

Till now, 60,042 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 16,200 have received the second dose.