<p>Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada district continued to surge on Friday with the addition of 204 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>According to Deputy Commissioner Dr Rajendra K V, the total cases in the district stands at 5,713. 40,706 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far in the district. As many as 2,929 infected are undergoing treatment in various hospitals or are in home isolation in the district.</p>.<p>Of the infected, 75 are primary contacts of those who were already infected, while 63 persons are suffering from Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and 14 from symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).</p>.<p>Further, contact tracing of 52 infected persons is underway. On Friday, 70 persons recovered and were discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>After more than 39 people from a private packaging firm tested positive for Covid-19, there is a threat of the virus spreading in Gurpura hobli. As per the direction of the government, the firm has been sealed and sanitised, said MLA Dr Bharath Shetty.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>There are more than 2,400 workers in the firm and tests have been conducted on more than 500 workers using antigen kits. The remaining tests will be conducted on Saturday. A Covid care centre has been set up at Kompadavu to treat the infected in Gurpura hobli, said the MLA. </p>.<p><strong>Five more fatalities</strong></p>.<p>The Covid-19 fatalities too continue to surge in the district with the district administration registering five more fatalities. The total deaths in the district have risen to 155.</p>.<p>The deceased include -- a 47-year-old Covid-19 positive man from Mangaluru suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), type 2 respiratory failure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<b> (</b>COPD), type 2 diabetes, hypertension who died on July 30 of sudden cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>A 75-year-old man from Bantwal suffering from Acute Coronary syndrome, pneumonia, ARDS, Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acute kidney injury, Systemic Hypertension, type 2 Diabetes mellitus, succumbed to the virus. </p>.<p>A 63-year-old man from Mangaluru with symptoms of ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, secondary bacterial infection who had tested positive for Covid-19, failed to respond to the treatment and died.</p>.<p>An 88-year-old woman from Davangere suffering from septic shock, secondary bacterial infection along with Covid-19, too succumbed to the virus.</p>.<p>A 75-year-old man from Mangaluru suffering from refractory ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, acute coronary event, arrhythmia, pulmonary thromboembolism, hemoperitoneum along with Covid-19 died in the hospital.</p>
<p>Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada district continued to surge on Friday with the addition of 204 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>According to Deputy Commissioner Dr Rajendra K V, the total cases in the district stands at 5,713. 40,706 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far in the district. As many as 2,929 infected are undergoing treatment in various hospitals or are in home isolation in the district.</p>.<p>Of the infected, 75 are primary contacts of those who were already infected, while 63 persons are suffering from Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and 14 from symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).</p>.<p>Further, contact tracing of 52 infected persons is underway. On Friday, 70 persons recovered and were discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>After more than 39 people from a private packaging firm tested positive for Covid-19, there is a threat of the virus spreading in Gurpura hobli. As per the direction of the government, the firm has been sealed and sanitised, said MLA Dr Bharath Shetty.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>There are more than 2,400 workers in the firm and tests have been conducted on more than 500 workers using antigen kits. The remaining tests will be conducted on Saturday. A Covid care centre has been set up at Kompadavu to treat the infected in Gurpura hobli, said the MLA. </p>.<p><strong>Five more fatalities</strong></p>.<p>The Covid-19 fatalities too continue to surge in the district with the district administration registering five more fatalities. The total deaths in the district have risen to 155.</p>.<p>The deceased include -- a 47-year-old Covid-19 positive man from Mangaluru suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), type 2 respiratory failure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<b> (</b>COPD), type 2 diabetes, hypertension who died on July 30 of sudden cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>A 75-year-old man from Bantwal suffering from Acute Coronary syndrome, pneumonia, ARDS, Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acute kidney injury, Systemic Hypertension, type 2 Diabetes mellitus, succumbed to the virus. </p>.<p>A 63-year-old man from Mangaluru with symptoms of ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, secondary bacterial infection who had tested positive for Covid-19, failed to respond to the treatment and died.</p>.<p>An 88-year-old woman from Davangere suffering from septic shock, secondary bacterial infection along with Covid-19, too succumbed to the virus.</p>.<p>A 75-year-old man from Mangaluru suffering from refractory ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, acute coronary event, arrhythmia, pulmonary thromboembolism, hemoperitoneum along with Covid-19 died in the hospital.</p>
