Apr 18: Dakshina Kannada corona tally jumps by 272 cases; Udupi records 152


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 18: Dakshina Kannada on Sunday April 18 saw another sharp spike in the number of coronavirus cases, with the district reporting as many as 272 cases in a single day. Udupi too saw a steep rise with 152 fresh cases.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 6,86,687 samples have been tested so far, out of which 6,48,544 have turned out to be negative.

The total number of positive cases in the district stands at 38,143, out of which 1,764 are currently active.

As many as 131 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 35,635.

The total number of deaths due to coronavirus in the district stands at 744.

With cases steadily increasing, the district administration has urged people to strictly 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 47,90,330 as fine in 46,138 incidents of mask violation.


Udupi

As per the district health bulletin, as many as 4,65,980 samples have been tested so far.

As many as 152 new cases were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 26,740, out of which 660 are currently active.

A total of 75 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,887.

Out of 152 new patients, 124 are in home isolation while 28 are in Covid hospital.

Among the 152, as many as 81 are asymptomatic.

While Udupi taluk reported 107 of the 152 cases, Kundapur recorded 28, Karkala 16, and one from outside the district.

Coronavirus has claimed 193 lives in the district so far.

Till now, 1,62,727 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 27,956 have received the second dose.

 

 

  

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  • Bala K, Urwa

    Mon, Apr 19 2021

    Reason behind the cases increasing here due to unrestricted entry from neighbouring states and Bengaluru.

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  • Ashok, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 19 2021

    "As is typical in India, official arrogance, hyper-nationalism, populism and an ample dose of bureaucratic incompetence have combined to create a crisis," said Mihir Sharma, a columnist for Bloomberg. YET, someone keep telling in DW forum, this time it is WE are responsible for Covid surge, not China, not her beloved Trump, not her hero Chowkidar alias Fakirji alias Fekuji nor his government.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    India has jumped by over 2 Lakh ...

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    Ambani has donated 100MT oxygen cylinders for free to Mumbai govt...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Apr 19 2021

    Daniel, Mangalore - All Gas ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    India has jumped by 2.38 Lacks ...

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