Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district recorded 326 new Covid-19 cases and one more Covid fatality on Sunday. The Covid-19 fatalities have risen to 401.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Rajendra K V said that the total cases in the district have increased to 14,926 while the district has 3,084 infected people undergoing treatment at various hospitals, Covid care centres and in home isolation.

He said that of the fresh cases, ILI had contributed the highest with 168 infected cases. The contact tracing of 109 infected is underway, while 34 infected were the primary contacts of already infected persons.

Fifteen SARI infected people have been tested positive for Covid-19, he added.

Among the infected, 192 are symptomatic. Mangaluru registered the highest number of cases with 187, followed by Bantwal-39, Belthangady-33, Puttur-28, Sullia-27 and other districts-12.

The district has so far tested 1,06,431 samples for Covid-19. On a positive note, 202 infected have recovered and were discharged from hospitals, Covid care centres and from home isolation.