Karnataka: Coastal districts record 12 Covid-19 deaths, 411 fresh cases

MANGALURU/UDUPI: Surge in Covid-19 cases continued in erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada region on Friday also with coastal districts reporting 411 fresh positive cases and 12 deaths on Friday.
While the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada reported 166 fresh cases and seven fatalities, Udupi recorded 245 new cases and five deaths. With this, Dakshina Kannada district's Covid-19 tally increased to 6,881 and the total number of deaths increased to 208. While the district has 3,369 active cases as on date, the day also saw 188 people getting discharged from hospitals. As many as 3,304 persons were discharged in the district so far. Out of seven deaths reported in Dakshina Kannada on Friday, five were from Mangaluru taluk and one each from Puttur and Belthangady taluks.
Meanwhile, out of 245 new coronavirus cases reported in Udupi on Friday, 175 are asymptomatic and 86 have no specific contact history. With this, the total number of cases in Udupi increased to 5,605, which includes 2,292 active cases. Meanwhile, Udupi also reported five fatalities including a female victim, taking the district’s death toll to 55. Udupi deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha said all the five victims were also suffering from various comorbidities. Udupi district has collected Rs 1,43,300 as penalty from people for violating rules related to social distancing and mask till August 6.