Cases in Mysuru jump to 219 after 3 new clusters identified, Covid care centres to be set up

NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Covid cases in Mysuru jumped to 219 on Friday. On Thursday there were 65 cases while on January 1, there were just 20 cases.

District health authorities have identified three new clusters in the district. Five people in the BCM hostel in Chamanahalli near Bannur, three people (among 30 pilgrims) who returned from Om Shakthi pilgrim centre in Tamil Nadu and seven from RBI colony in Mysuru city have tested positive for Covid 19. All these people have been isolated and are being treated. Their primary and secondary contacts are also being tested.

Meanwhile, Mysuru district health authorities have increased the number of tests from 2000 per day to 5000 to 9000 tests.

Following directions from Mysuru DC Mr Gowthan Bagadi, district health authorities have begun to set up Covid care centres (CCCs) at the KSOU building in Mandakalli in Mysuru city, with a capacity to quarantine and treat over 600 people. They are also setting up CCCs in all taluks. The weekend curfew is being implemented strictly in Mysuru district. People are banking on door delivery of groceries, medicines and food.