<p>Dakshina Kannada on Monday saw a dip in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases with 144 fresh cases as against 229 cases on Sunday. However, the Covid-19 fatalities continued to rise in the district, with the authorities recording eight deaths. The total deaths in the district have reached 277.</p>.<p>According to officials, of the fresh cases, 67 are asymptomatic. Mangaluru taluk recorded the highest number of new Covid-19 cases at 88, followed by 19 from other districts, 18 in Bantwal, 10 in Belthangady, eight in Puttur and one in Sullia.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) contributed to a majority of fresh cases in the district. As many as 60 people suffering from ILI have been tested positive while 16 diagnosed with SARI have been confirmed with Covid-19 infection.</p>.<p>The source of infection of 47 infected is being traced in the district. Twenty-one infected were primary contacts of already infected persons.</p>.<p>Among the deaths, three were from Mangaluru, one each from Bantwal and Puttur and three from outside the district. All were suffering from various diseases along with Covid-19 infection.</p>.<p>A total of 70,657 samples have been tested in Dakshina Kannada district so far. The total cases in the district stood at 9,022.</p>.<p>On Monday, the number of discharges outnumbered fresh cases. A total of 209 infected persons have recovered and they have been discharged from hospitals, Covid care centres and home isolation.</p>
<p>Dakshina Kannada on Monday saw a dip in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases with 144 fresh cases as against 229 cases on Sunday. However, the Covid-19 fatalities continued to rise in the district, with the authorities recording eight deaths. The total deaths in the district have reached 277.</p>.<p>According to officials, of the fresh cases, 67 are asymptomatic. Mangaluru taluk recorded the highest number of new Covid-19 cases at 88, followed by 19 from other districts, 18 in Bantwal, 10 in Belthangady, eight in Puttur and one in Sullia.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) contributed to a majority of fresh cases in the district. As many as 60 people suffering from ILI have been tested positive while 16 diagnosed with SARI have been confirmed with Covid-19 infection.</p>.<p>The source of infection of 47 infected is being traced in the district. Twenty-one infected were primary contacts of already infected persons.</p>.<p>Among the deaths, three were from Mangaluru, one each from Bantwal and Puttur and three from outside the district. All were suffering from various diseases along with Covid-19 infection.</p>.<p>A total of 70,657 samples have been tested in Dakshina Kannada district so far. The total cases in the district stood at 9,022.</p>.<p>On Monday, the number of discharges outnumbered fresh cases. A total of 209 infected persons have recovered and they have been discharged from hospitals, Covid care centres and home isolation.</p>