Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 27: Dakshina Kannada on Monday, July 26 reported 357 new coronavirus cases and four deaths, while Udupi registered 98 new cases and one death.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 12,31,722 samples have been tested so far, out of which 11,48,110 have turned out to be negative.

The total number of positive cases in the district has risen to 98,680, out of which 2,158 are currently active.

As many as 205 patients were discharged from hospitals on Monday.

The district recorded four deaths due to coronavirus on Monday. The death toll in the district so far stands at 1,397.

The positivity rate in the district has come down to 2.92%.

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 Rs 99,62,817 as fine in 81,856 incidents of mask violation.

Udupi

As per the district health bulletin, as many as 7,67,191 samples have been tested so far.

A total of 98 new cases were reported on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 69,189, out of which 872 are currently active.

A total of 107 patients were discharged from hospitals on Tuesday.

Out of 98 new patients, 86 are in home isolation while 12 are in Covid-designated hospitals.

Among the 98 cases, as many as 73 are symptomatic and 25 are asymptomatic.

While Udupi reported 47 new cases, Kundapur registered 28 and Karkala 23.

Coronavirus has claimed 411 lives in the district so far, including one on Tuesday. The person who died on Monday was from Kundapura.

So far, 5,00,745 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 1,77,562 have received the second dose.

A total of 46 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) have been reported in the district so far, out of which, 9 are currently active.