Karwar: For the first time in
Uttara Kannada, a
Covid-19 case has been reported outside
Bhatkal. The two people added to the district’s tally on Wednesday include one from
Kumta. Of the 41 cases in Uttara Kannada, 40 are from Bhatkal. Till date, 11 patients have been cured and 30 are undergoing treatment at
Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS).
The man from Kumta is a truck driver, who returned from
Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on May 5. He entered the district by providing the false information that he is a cleaner in a fish transporting truck.
He was detained at Hiregutti checkpost and
quarantined at a school in Kumta.
The other case confirmed on Wednesday is that of a 2-year-old whose mother had tested positive earlier. The new patients will be referred to KIMS, officials said.
Meanwhile, Karunakar Shetty, a 78-year-old man with
quarantine seal on his hand,
died of heart attack near Hiregutti checkpost on Wednesday. He was travelling from Mumbai to
Udupi.