Dakshina Kannada records seven positive cases, Udupi zero

Mangaluru/Udupi: Two primary contacts of the patient designated P-6618, who are in quarantine, three returnees from Kuwait and a case each of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) comprised the tally of seven Covid-19 cases recorded in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday. Udupi on the other hand recorded zero cases, keeping its tally of overall positive cases at 1,063.
Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said a 70-year-old in Puttur was diagnosed with ILI. Three passengers aged 26, 32 and 59, respectively, who returned from Kuwait on June 17, and were lodged in a quarantine facility, tested positive. The primary contacts of P-6618 are a 38-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, respectively. A 56-year-old man from Belthangady was diagnosed with SARI, said the deputy commissioner.
District health authorities discharged 17 patients from Wenlock Hospital on Sunday, taking the total number of those discharged in the district to 238, and bringing down the active cases to 187. Overall positive cases recorded in the district as on date is 423. Health authorities screened 259 domestic and international travellers during the day. The district, as on date, has recorded 8 fatalities due to this global pandemic.
In a related development, department of health and family welfare approved 36 private hospitals in the two coastal districts as Covid-19 private hospitals, including 25 in Dakshina Kannada. Sindhu said health authorities could refer patients to these hospitals only when facilities at the designated Covid-19 hospital were under strain, with a clear undertaking from the patient that he will meet the treatment cost specified by the receiving hospital.
Private hospitals on referral by the competent authority will have to follow the treatment protocol issued by the state government periodically. The hospital will be paid as per the appropriate package rate for Covid-19 management. Further, additional package will also be applicable for patients with co-morbidities, stated an order issued by Jawaid Akhtar, additional chief secretary, department of health and family welfare.