Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi
Mangaluru/Udupi, May 10: No new cases of novel coronavirus were reported in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Sunday May 10, the 47th day since the lockdown.
In Dakshina Kannada, a total of 40,526 people have been screened so far, including 56 on Sunday. As many as 32 people are currently admitted in NIT-K Suratkal quarantine facility. Another 40 people are currently quarantined in ESI hospital.
As many 6,073 people have completed 28 days of quarantine.
A total of 4,146 samples have been sent for tests so far, out of which reports of 4,115 tested negative, 31 positive, and 15 are currently active. As many as 13 persons have recovered and been discharged, and three deaths have occured so far.
Out of the 31 positive cases, 25 patients are of Dakshina Kannada, one each from Bhatkal and Udupi, and four from Kerala.
Among the 15 active cases, condition of 13 patients in Wenlock hospital is stable, while two of them - an 80-year-old woman from Kulshekar, and 58-year-old woman from Boloor are serious.
As many as 88 samples were sent for testing on Sunday. Reports of 190 samples were received on Sunday, all of which were negative.
Reports of 184 samples are awaited. As many as 15 persons have been admitted for observation.
A total of 2,890 people have been treated at fever clinics so far. On Sunday, 10 cases of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) were reported.
Udupi
As per the health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration, a total of 2,770 people have completed 28 days of quarantine, including 75 on Sunday, and a total of 3,500 have completed 14 days of quarantine, including 29 on Sunday. As many as 681 persons are currently in home quarantine.
Altogether, 12 high-risk persons and 11 low-risk persons are under hospital quarantine. A total of 63 people are in isolation wards, including nine fresh admissions on Sunday. One among them, three are coronavirus suspects, while five have SARI and one influenza-like illness.
As many as 425 people, including one on Sunday, have been discharged from isolation wards so far.
A total of 1,627 samples have been collected so far, including 93 on Sunday, among whom one is a coronavirus contact. Out of them, 1,392 samples have turned out to be negative, and 232 reports are awaited. Three people who had tested positive earlier have all recovered and discharged from hospital.