211 Persons Test Positive and 4 Die of COVID-19 in DK on Sept 22
Mangaluru: According to the district health bulletin, 211 persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus and 4 persons have died of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district on September 22.
Out of the 211 positive cases, 61 persons had contracted the disease from primary contacts, 94 persons are suffering from influenza-like illness (ILI), 12 persons are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). The health officials are tracing the contacts of 44 others.
Out of the 211 cases tested positive, 111 persons are from Mangaluru, 43 from Bantwal, 17 from Puttur, 1 from Sullia, 19 from Belthangady and 20 from other districts.
Meanwhile, 209 persons were also discharged from the hospital and COVID Care Centres after complete recovery.
So far 20578 positive cases have been reported in the district and 494 of them have died of the disease. At present, there are 4369 active cases in the district.