Davangere: Green Zone registers 21 Covid-19 Cases in one day

Team Udayavani, May 4, 2020, 7:29 AM IST

Davangere: A green zone recorded the highest single-day rise among all of the state’s districts on Sunday, May 3. As many as 21 new Covid-19 cases were reported from Davangere

Speaking with this regard Deputy Commissioner Mahantesh Belagi said, “A meeting was held with the people’s representatives and officials of the town of Davangere after information of 21 Covid-19 cases was received”.

As per sources, a total of 94 high-risk samples were tested in the district on Friday, and 72 on Saturday, of which 21 had tested positive. On Sunday, 164 more samples were sent for testing.

Earlier, 10 cases had been reported from the district, of which two patients had recovered and one had died. Davangere’s first case was the daughter of an MP who has since recovered.