Mangaluru: Analysis of the Ministry of Health Data on the testicitivity test of tests in Dakshina Kannada District for the week ending August 15 shows Mangaluru and Belthangady Taluk is a major contributor to improvement.
Cases have soared in the district and officials have linked it to an abundance of the adjacent Kasaragod district in Kerala.
Mangaluru recorded TPR 4.4% and Belthangady (4.1%) in the past week as against TRP only 2.1% on Bantwal and 3.9% and 3.6% respectively on Taluk and SULLI.
However, in the past four days, TPR in Sutia Taluk fell to 3% and only 1.8% on Tuesday.
From 27,815 tests conducted at Mangaluru Taluk between August 9 and 15, 1,245 was tested positively.
On Bantwal, 288 of 13,328 was tested positive and 385 of 9,816 was infected in puttu.
Meanwhile, in Belthangady, from 9,278 people tested, 381 was found infected.
Meanwhile, TPR people from other districts received at the hospital in Kannada Dakshina were 2.2%.
The district has tested 3,777 people from other districts during the period, and 82 positive returns.
Dr.
Ashok H, the Nodal Officer for Covid in DK, told TII the Ministry of Health had instructed all Panchayat Development Officers (PDO) to form a micro detention zone to load infection in their respective villages.
“We have instructed all PDOs to declare areas as a micro detention zone immediately when a new case is detected.
We relate to Tahsildars, PDO and officials from various departments.
We have directed officials in the village to register cases of those who violate quarantine rules.
Special instructions have been given to prevent people from breaking the detention zone, “Dr.
Ashok said.
He said SOP was sent to all paramedic and professional colleges who started the class in the last week of July.
The rules of students and state staff show symptoms must remain in quarantine for seven days even if their RT-PCR reports are negative.
“We have directed institutions to appoint Nodal officers and ensure strict SOP implementation,” he said.
“A large number of cases reported in five paramedic institutions recently with one institution reported 58 cases in the past few days.”