Mangaluru: Five more patient die of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada; reports 149 new cases
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday reported five COVID-19 related deaths and 149 fresh cases of the virus. With five new deaths, the toll of fatalities in the district has climbed up to 87 including 15 patients from other districts who breathed their last in DK.
The district had witnessed a slight slump in the number of cases for a couple of days, but on Tuesday it once again saw a surge in the number of cases.
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With 149 new cases, the district’s tally of cases reported so far has gone up to 3,834.
An 81-year-old resident of Mangaluru who had been suffering from respiratory problems; a 51-year-old man from Belthangady, who was suffering from a lung infection, high blood pressure, diabetes and severe respiratory problems; a 65-year-old man from Bhatkal, who suffered from sepsis with septic shock; a 63-year-old man from Haveri who had kidney problems and cancer; and a 52-year-old woman in the city who suffered from diabetes, cardiac problem and high blood pressure have died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, having failed to respond to the treatment, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said.
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Meanwhile, 127 people who were undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the district have recovered from the virus and were discharged on Tuesday. So far, 1,675 people have been discharged post-recovery. The district has 2,070 active cases currently, the DC added.
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Over 10 feared dead in blast at firecrackers manufacturing unit in TN
Virudhunagar (PTI): More than 10 workers were feared dead following a blast in a firecrackers manufacturing unit near here and some others were severely injured, police said.
The blast occurred when about 30 workers were engaged in routine manufacturing related processes at the firecrackers unit at Kattanarpatti near here, they said adding portions of the building too collapsed under the impact.
