TPR in DK’s rural taluks continues to be less than 1%

Mangaluru: Covid-19 cases are continuing to rise in the urban areas of Dakshina Kannada district.
Even though the test positivity rate (TPR) of Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada is increasing gradually, the TPR in Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangady and Sullia taluks is still below 1%.
Mangaluru taluk, including Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits, has recorded nearly 4% TPR, and Sullia taluk reported only three positive cases in the last one week from January 2.Of the 913 cases reported in the district in the last seven days, 821 were from Mangaluru.
The TPR of Mangaluru taluk, which was 1.5% a week ago, has increased to 6% on Saturday.
Bantwal taluk maintained a low TPR of 0.3%, Puttur has 0.1%, Belthangady has 0.3% and 0.08% in Sullia, in the last one week.
The district also saw 0.5% TPR among people from other districts, who have been tested in Dakshina Kannada. The district administration and the health department have increased surveillance in Mangaluru taluk, including the city areas.
Teams deployed to
enforce norms
MCC commissioner Akshy Sridhar said teams of officials from the health and revenue departments of the city corporation have been deployed to check for Covid-19 guideline violations in the city limits.