First time in two years Udupi district reports zero COVID positive patients on Wednesday
No COVID patient undergoing treatment at hospitals in district
Udupi: For the in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the coastal Karnataka, Udupi district on Wednesday. The district had first reported the COVID-19 case in March 2020 while it peaked in May that year.
While the cases in the district dropped significantly in November-December 2021, this is the first time in two years the district has not reported any cases of the virus on a particular day.
According to a press statement issued by the District Health Officer on Wednesday, 1541 people in the district were tested for the virus of which no test result returned positive.
The press statement also added that no COVID-19 patient is being treated at any of the hospitals in the district and all the 36 patients with active COVID-19 are under isolation at their homes.
18,421 people tested positive in the district after January 1, 2022, but the district did not report any casualties due to the virus this year. The district has overall reported 546 deaths due to COVID-19, the press release stated.
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Sharad Pawar discharged from Pune hospital; advised rest for few days
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, admitted to a hospital here with dehydration, was discharged on Wednesday morning, with doctors saying he is doing fine.
The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on Sunday following complaints of dehydration.
"He is doing well. He has been given discharge, and he has already left for Mumbai. He has been advised to take rest for the next couple of days before resuming his normal routine," said Dr Purvez Grant, the chief cardiologist, chairman and managing trustee of the private hospital.
Earlier, the former Union minister was admitted to the same hospital on February 9 following a chest infection and was discharged on February 14.
