Over 100 students test +ve in Hassan
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Hassan: 08.08.2021
Over 100 nursing college students here, the majority from neighbouring Kerala, tested Covid positive in the past three days. Two are said to be in a critical condition at the district hospital.
This is a cause of concern for health officials and the government as Hassan town has become a Covid cluster with cases from three nursing colleges since Thursday. Except for a few, all the infected students are girls. On Thursday, 21 students from Nisarga Nursing College tested positive and 24 others came in contact with them. Of these 24, four tested positive on Saturday, health officials confirmed. All the 25 students are from the same college and stay in a PG accommodation.
After the outbreak, authorities tested around 1,800 students of all 10 nursing colleges in the town and over 100 were found infected. Of these, 90% are from Kerala and they had arrived in Hassan before July 27, an official said. On Friday, 37 students from Rajiv Nursing College and 24 students from Rathna Nursing College in Hassan town were infected and they’ve been isolated.
Officials are worried as students had gone to eateries and hotels in the past week. "Students in all hostels and paying guest houses will be tested. At first, students in colleges with more students will be tested from Monday", said District Health Officer Dr KM Sathish.
On Saturday, Hassan reported 129 fresh cases, which includes the students.
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