As of June 22, six of the top 20 worst-affected urban areas in the state were in Dakshina Kannada. However, in Karnataka’s latest COVID-19 positive analysis report published on Thursday, only one of the 20 worst-affected cities in the state is in the coastal district. In the analysis published by the Karnataka State Covid-19 War Room, only Moodbidri city has figured in the list of most affected cities. In fact, Moodbidri city was added to the list of 20 most affected urban areas as it has recorded 46 positive cases of Covid-19 in the last one week. However, the numbers are negligible as compared to Krishnarajanagar city. Mysore, where 169 cases were reported in a week. Similarly, Madikeri town in Kodagu district has reported 116 cases in the last one week, and has figured in the list of most affected urban areas.
Dakshina Kannada has also done well when it comes to controlling the spread of the disease in villages. According to Karnataka’s latest Covid-19 positive analysis, the number of most affected villages in Dakshina Kannada has come down from 10 in the list of top 20 rural areas to five.
Dakshina Kannada district nodal officer for COVID-19 Dr Ashok H told TOI that the health department led by DHO Dr Kishore Kumar M is monitoring all the areas where cases have been reported. “The district is currently witnessing a sharp drop in the number of cases with the positivity rate below 4%. We are focusing more on the areas bordering Kerala in the district. We have checked the Kasaragod-Dakshina Kannada border entry points Monitoring is strictly. I have visited all major border entry points in Mangaluru, Bantwal and Sulia taluks with DHO. All vehicles are being checked, and RT-PCR Those coming from here have been screened Kasaragod District,” he told.
Besides this, he said the district is also emphasizing on ring surveillance, where all primary and secondary contacts of a person who has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus have to undergo mandatorily testing. “All taluk health officers have been directed to strictly monitor the borders and also keep an eye on the areas where positive cases have been reported. The cases in the district will reduce further in a few days,” Ashok said.
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