Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 7: Dakshina Kannada on Sunday May 7 reported 17 new coronavirus cases, while Udupi district registered 13 new cases.

Among the 17 In Dakshina Kannada, 16 are returnees from Maharashtra, while one returned from Goa recently.

The Goa returnee is a 32-year-old male, while the Maharashtra returnees comprise 14 males, including youngsters aged 14, 15 and 17, and two females aged 32 and 41.

They have all been admitted to the desginated COVID hospital in the district.

With this, the total tally of coronavirus cases in Dakshina Kannada has risen to 184, out of which 101 are currently active (including those in other districts). As many as 76 patients have recovered and been discharged, and seven have died.

Among the 13 in Udupi, 12 are Maharashtra returnees, while process of contact tracing of one patient, a 30-year-old woman, is going on.

The patients comprise eight males, including a 7-year-old boy, and five females. They have all been admitted to the designated hospital.

This takes the total number of coronavirus cases in Udupi district to 902, out of which 798 are currently active, 103 discharged, and one patient has died.