Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi
Mangaluru/Udupi, Jan 7: The coastal districts witnessed a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases on Friday January 7, with Dakshina Kannada reporting 211 new infections and one death, and Udupi 148 fresh cases.
As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, the total number of positive cases in the district has risen to 1,17,048, out of which 713 are currently active.
A total of 33 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,14,631.
The death toll in the district so far stands at 1,704, out of which seven are non-Covid deaths. One death was reported one Friday. The victim was a 45-year-old male who had symptoms of cough and breathlessness, and was diagnosed with comorbidities.
With cases rising, the district administration has urged people to strictly follow Covid guidelines and 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 1,11,41,330 as fine in 92,151 incidents of mask violation.
Udupi
As per the district health bulletin, as many as 14,06,906 samples have been tested so far.
As many as 148 new cases were reported on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 77,648, out of which 558 are currently active.
A total of 17 patients were discharged from hospitals on Friday, taking the total number of recoveries to 76,611.
Out of 148 new cases, as many 138 are in home isolation, while 10 are admitted to Covid hospitals.
Udupi city reported 125 cases while Karkala reported 14, and Kundapur 9.
Out of the 148, as many as 60 are asymptomatic and 88 symptomatic.
Coronavirus has claimed 479 lives in the district so far. No death was reported on Friday.
So far, 10,05,729 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 8,50,752 have received the second dose.
A total of 53 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) have been reported in the district so far, and all have recovered.
As on Friday, 53,916 people have been penalized for not wearing mask and an amount of Rs 59,73,770 has been collected.
Currently, the district has five active containment zones.