297 Persons Test Positive and 7 Die of COVID-19 in DK on Aug 27

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297 Persons Test Positive and 7 Die of COVID-19 in DK on Aug 27

Mangaluru: According to the district health bulletin, 297 persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus and 7 persons have died of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district on August 27.

Out of the 297 positive cases, 61 persons had contracted the disease from primary contacts, 99 persons are suffering from influenza-like illness (ILI), 14 persons are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). The health officials are tracing the contacts of 123 others.

Out of the 297 cases tested positive, 160 persons are from Mangaluru, 36 from Bantwal, 14 from Puttur, 42 from Sullia, 21 from Belthangady, and 24 from other districts.

Meanwhile, 257 persons were also discharged from the hospital and COVID Care Centre after complete recovery.

So far 11389 positive cases have been reported in the district and 337 of them have died of the disease. At present, there are 2372 active cases in the district.


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