Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, May 8: The district of Dakshina Kannada, on Saturday, reported 1,513 fresh Covid cases. The total positive cases reported so far are 54,682.

The bulletin from the health department stated that on Saturday as many as 752 patients have been discharged from the hospital. The total number of patients discharged from hospitals are 42,180.

A total of 7,75,602 samples have been tested of which 7,20,920 are negative.

The district has 11,719 active cases.

The total death toll has risen to 783, including 3 deaths on Saturday. The officials have collected Rs 54,86,130 in fines so far for 52,519 mask violations.

Udupi

As per the health bulletin, Udupi has reported 1047 positive cases on Saturday. The total number of infected patients is 38,916.

As of Saturday, 328 patients have discharged from the hospital. The total number of patients discharged are 32,730.

A total of 5,25,950 samples have been tested.

The total active cases are 5,958 in the district. The total death toll due to Covid-19 in the district is 228 including 10 on Saturday.