Eight discharged, 50 cured so far in Mysuru

Mysuru: The number of people

cured

of

Covid-19

touched 50 here after the discharge of eight patients on Tuesday. It has brought down the total number of active cases in

Mysuru

to 38.

Another patient, aged 72, was cured of Covid-19, but the authorities aren’t taking any chances, because he has multiple health problems. He was the first SARI patient in Mysuru, and has infection in his heart and lungs. He continues to be under observation.

Deputy commissioner

Abhiram G Sankar

said since April 25, there haven’t been any Covid-19 cases in Mysuru, and for the district to be declared a green zone, it shouldn’t record any positive cases for four continuous weeks. Every day, about 200 samples are being tested, and medical staff are working round-the-clock to tackle the pandemic, he said. In Mysuru, 50 patients have been

discharged

.