MANGALURU:
Dakshina Kannada district has been witnessing a downward trend in the
fresh Covid-19 cases in recent days. The district that recorded a highest single-day spike of 456 fresh cases of
Covid-19 and 11 deaths on September 18 has been reporting an average of 82 cases per day in the last one week from November 1.
Except on November 3, the number of fresh cases in the district was below 100. On November 3, 123 fresh cases were recorded. At present, the district has only about 1,000 active cases and has also been recording more recoveries than the fresh cases of virus infection. The last week saw 1,294 persons recovering from the infection, and the average per day recoveries being 184 against 82 fresh positive cases during the period.
The district that reported its first Covid-19 case on March 22, has recorded 30,747 positive cases after conducting 2,70,039 tests till November 6. Out of 30,747 positive cases, 28,934 have been recovered while 686 died as on November 6.
Dr Ashok H, nodal officer for Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada, told TOI that the increased surveillance on part of the district health and family welfare department has helped in bringing down the positivity rate of Covid-19. “We have been conducting more than 3,000 tests per day. Similarly, we are also creating awareness on precautions to be followed continuously. Hence, the number of fresh cases is reducing drastically,” he added.