Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi
Mangaluru/Udupi, Dec 9: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday, December 9, reported 11 new coronavirus while Udupi registered 6 cases.
As per the Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin, a total of 23,06,912 samples have been tested so far, out of which 21,90,911 have turned out to be negative.
The total number of positive cases in the district has risen to 1,16,001 out of which 127 are currently active.
As many as 21 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday. The death toll in the district so far stands at 1,698.
The district administration has urged people to strictly continue maintaining social distance in public places and wear masks when stepping out of the house. Anyone not wearing a mask would be fined by the authority.
So far, the district administration has collected Rs 1,09,02,770 as fine in 90,088 incidents of mask violation.
Udupi
As per the district health bulletin, as many as 13,02,902 samples have been tested so far.
A total of 6 new cases were reported on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 76,951 out of which 63 are currently active.
A total of 7 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday. Coronavirus has claimed 477 lives in the district so far.
So far 9,47,686 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 7,59,758 have received the second dose.
A total of 53 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) have been reported in the district so far.