Mangaluru: The twin districts continue to maintain a low daily tally of fresh coronavirus cases with only nine reported in Dakshina Kannada and eleven in Udupi as on February 15.
The total number of deaths in Dakshina Kannada due to coronavirus so far is 740.
The Dakshina Kannada district health bulletin notes that a total of 5,45,864 samples have been tested so far, out of which 5,11,662 have turned out to be negative. In Udupi, as many as 3,50,899 samples have been tested so far, out of which 3,27,425 have turned out to be negative.
The total number of positive cases in the DK district stands at 34,202, out of which only 263 are currently active.
As many as 32 patients were discharged from hospitals on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 33,199.
Though these are positive signs in the fight against pandemic, the district administration has urged people to continue maintaining social distance in public places and wear masks when stepping out of the house. Anyone not wearing a mask would be fined by the authority.
So far, the district administration has collected Rs 33,66,470 as fine in 32,459 incidents of mask violation.
