414 Persons Test Positive and 6 Die of COVID-19 in DK on Sept 2
Mangaluru: According to the district health bulletin, 414 persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus and 6 persons have died of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district on September 2.
So far 13479 positive cases have been reported in the district and 381 of them have died of the disease. At present, there are 2600 active cases in the district.
Out of the 414 positive cases, 77 persons had contracted the disease from primary contacts, 174 persons are suffering from influenza-like illness (ILI), 11 persons are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). The health officials are tracing the contacts of 150 others.
Out of the 414 cases tested positive, 222 persons are from Mangaluru, 64 from Bantwal, 49 from Puttur, 31 from Sullia, 28 from Belthangady and 20 from other districts.
Meanwhile, 346 persons were also discharged from the hospital and COVID Care Centres after complete recovery.