Six die of virus in southern States

Telangana records 3 deaths and Karnataka two, A.P. reports one fatality, Kerala has 2 new cases

20/04/2020,

 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,BENGALURU/VIJAYAWADA/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Two women in Karnataka who tested positive for COVID-19 — both with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) — died on Sunday, raising the deaths in the State to 16.

In Andhra Pradesh, Kurnool, one of the most affected districts, recorded one death and 26 fresh cases.

The Health Department in Karnataka said a 65-year-woman resident of Bengaluru passed away. A 50-year-old woman from Bantwal died in Dakshina Kannada.

Six new positive cases were reported from across the State, taking the total number to 390. This included the 16 deaths and 111 patients discharged.

While four new cases were from Mysuru, two were from Dakshina Kannada. Of the Mysuru cases, two had a travel history to Delhi and the other two belonged to the Nanjangud cluster.

As of Sunday, 10 out of the 30 districts in Karnataka had not reported COVID-19 positive cases.

More fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Andhra Pradesh. In the 24-hour period till Sunday, 44 new cases and one death were reported in six districts, a State bulletin said. The case tally had gone up to 647 and the toll touched 17.

Besides Kurnool’s 26, Krishna and East Godavari districts had five new cases each while Guntur reported four cases and Anantapur three cases. Visakhapatnam reported one. There were five active cases in the city. The current active case tally stood at 565, who were being treated in various COVID-19 hospitals.

Telangana reported 18 new positive cases on Sunday taking the total to 858. Three more deaths were reported since Saturday, taking the total casualties to 21.

2 cases in Kerala

Kerala recorded two more cases of COVID-19, while adding 13 persons to the list of those who had recovered, on Sunday. Both individuals had travel histories. One was in Kannur, with travel from Abu Dhabi, and the other from Dubai to Kasaragod.

The State’s COVID-19 tally so far was 401. It had put 270 patients on the recovery list and 129 persons were undergoing treatment in hospital.

The number of people under surveillance stood at 55,590. Of these, 55,129 were on home quarantine, while 461 were in isolation in various hospitals. There were 72 new hospital admissions on Sunday.