Dakshina Kannada on Friday September 4 recorded 428 new cases and seven deaths, while Udupi reported 186 cases and two deaths.
Mangalore:- As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 14,223 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 2,904 are currently active. A total of 1,03,065 samples have been tested so far, out of which 88,842 are negative.
As many as 10,928 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 222 on Friday. A total of 391 deaths have occurred so far, including seven on Friday.Among the 428 new cases, 41 are primary contacts, 197 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 22 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 168 cases are under investigation.
Udupi:- As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, As many as 12,336 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 186 on Friday, and 1,967 cases are currently active. As per the district bulletin, 108 deaths have occurred so far including four on Friday.
The two deaths were reported on Friday. They were a male aged 60 from Udupi and a 50-year-old male from Kundapur. Both had comorbidities.
Among the 186 new cases, 109 are in Udupi, 42 in Kundapur, 27 in Karkala, and eight from outside the district. Among them, 79 acquired the virus through contacts, 77 have ILI, one has been diagnosed with SARI, and 28 are under investigation. One has domestic travelling history. Out of the 186 cases, 66 are asymptomatic.