Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada on Saturday September 5 recorded 377 new corona cases and nine deaths, Udupi reported 175 corona cases and four deaths.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, the 377 new cases, 50 are primary contacts, 178 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 19 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 130 cases are under investigation. As many as 161 out of the 377 are asymptomatic. Among them, as many as 192 are from Mangaluru, 45 from Bantwal, 64 from Puttur, 37 from Sullia, 20 from Beltangady and 19 are from outside DK district.

A total of 14,600 positive cases have been reported till date, out of which 2,961 are currently active. A total of 1,04,911 samples have been tested so far, out of which 90,311 are negative.

Udupi reported 175 corona cases and four deaths on Saturday September 5.

As per the health bulletin  the 175 new cases, 106 are in Udupi, 34 in Kundapur, 31 in Karkala, and four from outside the district. Among them, 65 acquired the virus through contacts, 61 have ILI, and 49 are under investigation. Out of the 175 cases, 41 are asymptomatic.

A total of 6,996 people are in COVID hospitals including 40 fresh admissions on Saturday, while a total of 5,508 people are in home isolation, including 135 new on Saturday.

As many as 10,493 people, including 232 on Saturday, have been discharged from isolation so far. These include 5,935 from hospital isolation wards, and 4,558 from home isolation.