This story is from May 14, 2020

First case outside Bhatkal reported in Uttara Kannada

First case outside Bhatkal reported in Uttara Kannada
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.
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