Karnataka: Record spike of 97 in Dakshina Kannada; 40 test positive in Udupi

MANGALURU/UDUPI: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada registered its highest ever single-day spike, with 97 people being confirmed infected with Covid-19 on Sunday. Dakshina Kannada trailed only Bengaluru (783) on the district-wise tally of Covid-19 cases for Sunday, when Karnataka reported a staggering 1,267 positive cases. Meanwhile, neighbouring Udupi district too registered a worrisome spike of 40, slotting in fourth on the list behind Ballari (71).
Dakshina Kannada district also reported three Covid-19 fatalities, all of whom had a history of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). Of the three patients, two were women – a 48-year-old and the other who was 51 – and the other was a 31-year-old man.
Not surprisingly, returning migrants accounted for a considerable number of Covid-19 cases with 32 who had come back to Dakshina Kannada from the Gulf, and one from Mumbai testing positive for the novel coronavirus. As many as 21 patients who were confirmed infected had a history of influenza-like-illness. Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that, while 10 people had been identified as primary contacts of previously infected patients, authorities were tracing the source of the infection of 28 others.