With 38 new Covid cases, Dharwad’s tally jumps to 465

DHARWAD: The trend of a steep hike in Covid-19 positive cases in the district continued on Friday with 38 persons including three children getting infected in the last 24 hours (from Thursday evening to Friday evening).
Among those infected are 33 men and five women. The list includes an eight- month-old male baby along with two boys aged one and two. While 19 persons among them have SARI and ILI symptoms, eight had contacts with infected persons.One person has travelled into the district from Davanagere the contacts of other 19 are being traced.
Meanwhile, 20 persons who had tested positive were cured and discharged on Friday. The total number of positive cases in the district stands at 465 while 200 people have been discharged. Eight persons have died and the number of active cases stands at 257.
There has been an increase in the number people getting infected after being primary or secondary contacts of infected persons which is an indication that isolation of those earlier has not been proper or social distancing has not been maintained.