Covid-19: Dakshina Kannada active caseload up 63% in a fortnight

MANGALURU: Covid-19 active caseload in Dakshina Kannada district saw a 63% spike within just a fortnight.
The number, which was 2,010 on July 25, gradually rose to 3,294 on Saturday. Of the 3,294 active cases, over 70% (2,376) were reported in the past seven days.
The district’s active caseload, which was 4,334 on July 1, had reduced to 1,933 on July 14. But thereafter, cases continued to surge.
While the district reported 1,740 cases in the first week of July, it increased to 2,376 in the first week of August.
However, Covid fatalities are fewer as compared to the previous month.
While the district reported 87 deaths in the first week of July, the number dipped to 36 in the corresponding period in August.
The district has been conducting an average of 7,000 RT-PCR tests per day. A total of 2.2 lakh tests were conducted in July.
DHO Dr Kishore Kumar M told STOI the district is prepared to face a possible third wave.
“We are not in a position to analyse what went wrong and how the first two waves struck the district. We also cannot predict how and when the third one will strike. So we need to be prepared and do everything possible to prevent the virus spread,” he added.
The district has already stopped inter-state bus services and strengthened border surveillance to prevent the spread of virus from Kerala, where Covid surge continues.