Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jan 3: Dakshina Kannada on Monday, January 3, reported 52 new coronavirus cases while Udupi registered 43 cases.

The total number of positive cases in the district has risen to 1,16,545 out of which 274 are currently active.

As many as 9 patients were discharged from hospitals on Monday. The death toll in the district so far stands at 1,702.

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 1,11,29,530 as fine in 92,033 incidents of mask violation.

Udupi

As per the district health bulletin, as many as 13,90,451 samples have been tested so far.

A total of 43 new cases were reported on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 77,248 out of which 220 are currently active.

A total of 9 patients were discharged from hospitals on Monday. Coronavirus has claimed 479 lives in the district so far.

So far 9,70,379 people have received the first dose of vaccination, while 8,24,538 have received the second dose.

A total of 53 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) have been reported in the district so far.