Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada  recorded 446 new corona cases and seven deaths and Udupi reported 168 new cases and two deaths. on Friday, September 11

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin,  the 446 new cases, 170 are primary contacts, 177 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 11 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and 88 cases are under investigation. As many as 234 out of the 446 are asymptomatic. Among them, as many as 248 are from Mangaluru, 85 from Bantwal, 13 from Puttur, 23 from Sullia, 52 from Beltangady and 25 are from outside DK district.

A total of 16,558 positive cases have been reported to date, out of which 3,515 are currently active. A total of 1,16,543 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,00,216 reported negative.

Udupi district reported 168 new cases and two deaths. on Friday, September 11

As per the health bulletin the 168 new cases, 96 are in Udupi, 44 in Kundapur, 26 in Karkala, and two from outside the district. Among them, 107 acquired the virus through contacts, 49 have ILI, one has SARI, and 11 are under investigation. Out of the 168 cases, 72 are asymptomatic.

A total of 7,346 people are in COVID hospitals/care centres, including 47 fresh admissions on Friday, while a total of 6,390 people are in home isolation, including 121 new on Friday.

As many as 11,784 people, including 232 on Friday, have been discharged from isolation/hospitals so far. These include 6,399 from hospital isolation wards and 5,385 from home isolation.