Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 25: Dakshina Kannada on Sunday April 25 witnessed a record 564 coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day spike so far, along with one death, while Udupi too saw a steep rise with 319 fresh cases.

As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 7,16,773 samples have been tested so far, out of which 6,75,489 have turned out to be negative.

The total number of positive cases in the district stands at 41,284, out of which 3,975 are currently active.

As many as 165 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 36,561.

The district recorded one death due to coronavirus on Sunday. The death toll in the district so far stands at 748.

With cases steadily increasing, the district administration has urged people to strictly continue maintaining social distance in public places and wear masks when stepping out of the house. Anyone not wearing a mask would be fined by the authority.

So far, the district administration has collected a whopping Rs 50,77,880 as fine in 48,748 incidents of mask violation.

Udupi

As per the district health bulletin, as many as 4,88,711 samples have been tested so far.

As many as 319 new cases were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 28,761, out of which 1,565 are currently active.

A total of 245 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 27,007.

Out of 319 new patients, 284 are in home isolation while 35 are in Covid hospitals.

Among the 319, as many as 192 are asymptomatic.

While Udupi taluk reported 156 of the 319 cases, Kundapur recorded 103, Karkala 59, and one from outside the district.

Coronavirus has claimed 194 lives in the district so far.

Till now, 1,78,382 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 38,238 have received the second dose.