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First Corona positive case in Udupi


Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, March 25, 2020: Udupi district reported the first positive case of coronavirus on Wednesday, March 25. A 34-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Udupi.

A press release issued by the District Health and Family Welfare Officer on Wednesday said that the man had come from Dubai to Udupi district on March 18.


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Since he showed symptoms of COVID-19, he was admitted to the District Government Hospital on March 23. His throat swab was sent for test and the preliminary report stated that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

The report which arrived on Wednesday confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19, said DHO Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda.