Ten more COVID-19 deaths in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday; 163 new cases, 45 recoveries
Mangaluru: 10 more patients in Dakshina Kannada died of Coronavirus on Sunday. The district also reported 163 new cases of the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. This is the first instance where the single-day toll of the deaths in the district has gone past two digits.
With the 10 new deaths, the total number of deaths in the district has gone up to 169.
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163 new cases have taken the tally of total cases reported in the district past 6000-mark. The district has so far reported 6015 cases.
Of the 163 new cases, 107 were residents of Mangaluru Taluk, 19 belonged to Belthangady, 13 from Bantwal, 11 from Puttur, and one from Sullia in the district. One patient who tested positive for the virus was from another district. All the patients have been admitted to various hospitals in the district, DC Dr. KV Rajendra informed.
On Sunday, the district also witnessed 45 people recovering from the virus who were discharged from hospitals. With 2,730 recoveries and 169 deaths, the district currently has 3,116 active cases.
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Dakshina Kannada district administration gears up for monsoon season
Mangaluru (PTI): The Dakshina Kannada district administration has got down to work ahead of the monsoon season (June to August) by beginning preparations to tackle various rain-related issues.
At a meeting held on Tuesday, the district authorities, Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP reached out to the ground-level bureaucracy with directions on how to handle the challenges during the monsoon season.
Addressing the drinking water and disaster management authority officials, he highlighted the problems faced due to poor maintenance of the electrical system under Mangaluru Electric Supply Company (MESCOM) and said it was not just failure of power supply during rains but also snapping of live cables and falling electric poles which were a concern.
Since this would cause serious damage to life and property, he urged MESCOM to take precautions by carrying out inspections.
Muhilan also directed MESCOM to deploy additional men and open more control rooms across the district during the monsoon season and said both urban and rural areas must be given equal importance.
Muhilan said in the run-up to the monsoons, the existing domestic water availability should be managed prudently.
At the meeting, emphasis was laid on cleaning of dumping yards and garbage disposal areas before the monsoon.
The health department was asked to take precautionary measures against the spread of infectious diseases such as dengue and malaria during the rainy season.
He said that the National Highway should list areas where landslides occur in Charmadi Ghat areas and information should be made available to people about traffic related issues in ghat areas.
The district Deputy Commissioner instructed the Fisheries Department to hold a meeting on precautionary measures for fishermen during the rainy season.
