Covid-19: Highest single-day spike in Hassan, Chikkamagaluru

HASSAN: Although the spike in Covid-19 cases in Hassan district has not been as alarming as in neighbouring Mysuru and Mandya, the graph is certainly heading upwards. On Monday, Hassan recorded its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases – 67 – thus taking its overall tally to 953. A patient also succumbed to the novel coronavirus on Monday, the district’s death toll owing to the pandemic going up to 29 as a result. Of the 953 patients with Covid-19, only 355 are active cases.
The victim, a 42-year-old man from Hassan city, had been admitted with a history of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and diabetes, and was admitted to the designated Covid-19 hospital two days ago. Ironically, he was confirmed with Covid-19 after he breathed his last on Monday.
Of the 67 fresh cases reported on Monday, 23 were from Hassan taluk. Authorities in the district health department admitted to facing difficulties in tracing the source of the infection among 33% of the freshly reported cases.
The situation was not dissimilar in Chikkamagaluru district, which also recorded its highest spike in one day, with 43 people being confirmed infected. A dozen of the cases were reported in Chikkamagaluru taluk. The total number of cases in the Malnad district has now risen to 334, of which 171 are still active.