Mangaluru: In an indication of the surgical imperative and the appropriate behavior of Covid in the district, Dakshina Kannada recorded nearly 70% of Covid-19 cases recorded in the entire July in the last 14 days of August.
Graduate Increases in Cases – The level of peposititivity is now more than 4% – in the past four weeks has maintained district health officials on their toes.
The district, which recorded 7,488 cases in July, reported 5,163 cases in August.
In the first two weeks of July, only recorded 3,363 positive cases.
The level of participation was 3.1% between July 14 and July 20, but rose to 3.7% and 5.1% before falling into 4% each in the next three weeks.
The active Kaseload also increased from 1,933 at 14 to 3,682 on August 14 – an increase of 90%.
The district administration associated an increase in abundance from Kerala and together with assistance from the Ministry of Health and the police, officials have focused on commuter between states of Kasaragod and other parts of Kerala, where the level of prospitis is much higher than Dakshina Kannada.
Kasaragod district alone has 6,331 active cases on Saturday.
Dr.
BV Rajesh, Reproductive Health Officers and Children, District of Dakshina Kannada, told TOI that the emphasis is now on vaccine administration in border villages.
“Following the direction of the Head of Minister of Bukavara Bomai, we launched a special vaccination drive in villages near the border with the Kasaragod district,” he said.
“Meanwhile, we will continue our inoculation drive for the priority sector and to manage the second dose for people who are eligible to take second dose.
We have received sufficient vaccine stocks and the government has promised to send more than next week.
Consignment 25,200 doses are expected to arrive on Monday.
The majority of available stocks will be provided to vaccinate people in border villages.
“As on Saturday, the district has provided 12.9 doses of the lakh vaccine, while this district has a target population 18 lakh.
Nearly 3.1 lakh has received both doses so far, said Dr.
Rajesh.