Karnataka: 99 more test positive for COVID-19 in Dharwad Medical College, tally reaches 281
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- Dharwad district collector said, “This number may increase as 1,822 test results are awaited.”
- 66 positive cases of corona virus were reported from the college on Friday
- The students had attended a function organized on the college campus on November 17.
Dharwad District Collector Nitesh Patil informed that more than 99 medical college students and faculty members in Karnataka’s Dharwad tested COVID-19 positive, taking the total number of affected medical students to 281.
“This number may increase as 1,822 test results are awaited,” Patil said.
He further added that only six out of 281 patients are mi symptomatic and others are non-symptomatic.
All have been quarantined and are being treated.
Earlier on Friday, SDM College of Medical Sciences in Dharwad, Karnataka had reported 66 positive cases. Following this, the district administration tested more people, including students, staff and primary contacts of the infected students, and 116 of them tested positive, taking the total number of infected students to 182.
The students had attended a function organized on the college campus on November 17.
Patients have not shown severe symptoms associated with the virus, due to the fact that they have all taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As a precaution, a holiday has been declared till Sunday in educational institutions within a radius of 500 meters near the college.
District Collector Nitesh Patel had earlier said, “We are conducting RAT and RTPCR tests of around 3,000 people inside the campus. The college administration has been instructed not to allow any visitors inside the campus. Attendees at the hospital.” will not be allowed inside. Patients are undergoing treatment.”
Karnataka reported 402 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Saturday. According to the state health department, there are 6,611 active cases of infection in the state. Karnataka has recorded 29,94,963 infections since the start of the pandemic last year.
With 277 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries rose to 29,50,130.
The death toll is 38,193. Of the six deaths on Friday, one each was reported in Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwada, Hassan, Kodagu and Raichuru.
(with inputs from ANI)
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