Dakshina Kannada on Sunday September 13 recorded a sharp spike in coronavirus tally with 404 new cases and three deaths, while Udupi reported 126 new cases.

Mangalore:- As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 17,363 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 3,934 are currently active. A total of 1,21,093 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,03,730 are negative.

As many as 12,987 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 174 on Sunday. A total of 442 deaths have occurred so far, including three on Sunday.Among the 404 new cases, 111 are contacts, 192 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 20 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 81 cases are under investigation. As many as 163 out of the 404 are asymptomatic.

Udupi:- As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, As many as 14,038 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district, including 126 on Sunday, and 1,732 cases are currently active. As per the district bulletin, 130 deaths have occurred so far.

Among the 126 new cases, 53 are in Udupi, 47 in Kundapur, 20 in Karkala, and six from outside the district. Among them, 46 have ILI, 11 have been diagnosed with SARI, and 33 are under investigation. Six patients have domestic travel history. Out of the 126 cases, 57 are asymptomatic.