Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada reported 279 new corona cases and nine deaths. Udupi district reported 421 new corona cases on Tuesday August 18

As per the district health bulletin,  the 279 new cases, 114 have influenza-like illness (ILI), 18 have been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), 65 are primary contacts, and 82 are under investigation.

A total  2,188 are currently active. As many as 6,827 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, including 173 on Tuesday which includes six from Covid care centres, nine deaths on Tuesday.

Udupi district reported 421 new corona cases on Tuesday August 18.

As per the health bulletin the 421 new cases, 203 are in Udupi, 158 in Kundapur, 50 in Karkala, and 10 from outside the district. Among them, 150 acquired the virus through contacts, 90 have ILI, 17 has SARI and 158 are under investigation. Six have domestic travelling history.

As many as  321 have been discharged from isolation on Tuesday. These include 4,300 from hospital isolation wards, and 1,651 from home isolation.