No new cases in Mys for 3rd straight day

Mysuru: The number of daily new coronavirus cases in

Mysuru

fell for the third straight day as no new

cases

were reported on Friday. One patient was

discharged

from the

Covid hospital

on Friday.

As many as 193

samples

were tested in the last three days and 184 samples have tested

negative

, while results for the rest are awaited, said sources.

Active cases in Mysuru stands at 54 on Friday. As many as 34 of the total 88, who tested positive in the district, have been discharged from hospital.

With the decline in number of positive Covid-19 cases, state government has asked the district administration to collect the samples of media and police personnel working on the ground during lockdown period for testing.

Speaking to TOI,

deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar

said, “State government has ordered to subject journalists and police personnel to test in a bid to rule out infection.”

Patient’s condition remains critical

Even as the new cases dipped, condition of a 72-year-old patient in the district remained critical on Friday. The patient, who was admitted to a private hospital with complaints of SARI, was later rushed to Covid-19 hospital. He tested Covid-19 positive later and subsequently the private hospital in Siddartha Layout where he underwent treatment was sealed.


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