Mangaluru: Corona Blast in Dakshina Kannada, overtakes Bengaluru in daily Covid cases

Mangaluru: After more than a month, daily Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada crossed the 400 mark, with 410 people testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on Sunday. For the first time, Dakshina Kannada has overtaken Bengaluru Urban in the number of new cases posted on a single day.

As per the state bulletin issued by the health department, Dakshina Kannada has recorded the maximum number of fresh cases in the state, followed by Bengaluru Urban with 409 cases. The number of active cases in Dakshina Kannada increased from 2,803 on Saturday to 2,943 on Sunday.

The district stands in second place in terms of active caseload after Bengaluru Urban, that has 8,553 active cases. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 spike continued in Udupi too, with the district reporting 162 cases on Sunday. The district also reported a fatality, taking its death toll to 417. Udupi has 1,200 active cases.

Dakshina Kannada had reported 454 cases on June 27, and later the number continued to decrease, with the district recording the lowest tally of 115 cases on July 25. However, the number of daily cases were above 300 in the last five days.

The District Disaster Management Authority had on Saturday banned inter-state bus services between Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod. Deputy commissioner K V Rajendra has banned public gatherings in the district, in the wake of an increase in Covid-19 cases.